See also: Άλωση

Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἅλωσις (hálōsis, capture, conquest), from the verb ἁλίσκομαι (halískomai, to be conquered, captured).

Noun

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άλωση (álosif (plural αλώσεις)

  1. fall, capture
  2. (with capital) η Άλωση: the fall of Constantinople in 1453

Declension

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