ύφος

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ὕφος (húphos, “weaving, fabric”), from ὑφή (huphḗ, “web”) +‎ -ος (-os, “action noun suffix”). For the "linguistic register" sense, semantic loan from English register; for the "expression" sense, semantic loan from French style.[1]

Noun

ύφος • (ýfos) n (plural ύφη)

  1. style (manner of doing things)
    1. (linguistics) register
  2. expression (one's mood as reflected by facial features)

Declension

Declension of ύφος
singular plural
nominative ύφος (ýfos) ύφη (ýfi)
genitive ύφους (ýfous) υφών (yfón)
accusative ύφος (ýfos) ύφη (ýfi)
vocative ύφος (ýfos) ύφη (ýfi)

plural forms are rare

References

  1. ^ ύφος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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