ένωση
Greek edit
Etymology edit
Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ἕνω(σις) (hénō(sis)) + modern ending -ση (-si). Sense "association of companies or states", a semantic loan from French union.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ένωση • (énosi) f (plural ενώσεις)
- uniting, joining, combining, connecting
- union, fusion, association
- Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση ― Evropaïkí Énosi ― European Union
- (chemistry) combination, compound
- sexual union
Declension edit
declension of ένωση
Derived terms edit
- οργανική ένωση f (organikí énosi, “organic compound”)
- Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση f (Evropaïkí Énosi, “European Union”)
Related terms edit
- επανένωση f (epanénosi, “reunion, reunification”)
- and see: ενώνω (enóno, “unite”)
References edit
- ^ ένωση - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.