ομάδα
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὁμάς (homás, “total”) with accusative case ending -άδα (-áda), in some cases a semantic loan from French équipe.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oˈma.ða/
Noun
ομάδα • (omáda) f (plural ομάδες)
- group, bunch, gang (of people or friends)
- panel (interview panel, panel of judges)
- (sports) team
- Η ομάδα μας έχασε στον ημιτελικό.
- I omáda mas échase ston imitelikó.
- Our team lost in the semifinal.
- (chemistry) group in the periodic table
- (military) squad
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ομάδα (omáda) | ομάδες (omádes) |
| genitive | ομάδας (omádas) | ομάδων (omádon) |
| accusative | ομάδα (omáda) | ομάδες (omádes) |
| vocative | ομάδα (omáda) | ομάδες (omádes) |
there is a literary genitive singular ομάδος
Derived terms
- ομάδα Ζήτα f (omáda Zíta, “police rapid response motorcycle unit”)
Related terms
- εβδομάδα f (evdomáda, “week”)
References
- ^ ομάδα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language