κύρος
Greek
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek κῦρος (kûros, “authority, validity”), semantic loan from French autorité.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editκύρος • (kýros) n (uncountable)
- influence due to authority
- Synonym: επιρροή f (epirroḯ)
- prestige, good reputation
- Synonym: πρεστίζ n (prestíz)
- reliability, validity
- δίχως επιστημονικό κύρος ― díchos epistimonikó kýros ― without scientific validity
Declension
edit κύρος
| case \ number | singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | κύρος • |
| genitive | κύρους • |
| accusative | κύρος • |
| vocative | κύρος • |
References
edit- “κύρος”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
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