φίμωση
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Koine Greek φίμω(σις) (phímō(sis)) + -ση (-si).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfi.mo.si/
- Hyphenation: φί‧μω‧ση
Noun
φίμωση • (fímosi) f (plural φιμώσεις)
- muzzling (putting a muzzle on an animal's mouth)
- gagging (by using physical means)
- (figuratively) silencing, muzzling (without using physical means)
- (medicine) phimosis
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | φίμωση (fímosi) | φιμώσεις (fimóseis) |
| genitive | φίμωσης (fímosis) | φιμώσεων (fimóseon) |
| accusative | φίμωση (fímosi) | φιμώσεις (fimóseis) |
| vocative | φίμωση (fímosi) | φιμώσεις (fimóseis) |
Older or formal genitive singular: φιμώσεως (fimóseos)
Synonyms
- (action): φίμωμα (fímoma)
Further reading
- φίμωση, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- φίμωση on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el