αιώνας
GreekEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn, “epoch”).
NounEdit
αιώνας • (aiónas) m (plural αιώνες)
- century (100 consecutive years)
- Synonym: εκατονταετία (ekatontaetía)
- century (specifically a numbered period with conventional start)
- Έγινε στα μέσα του 20ου αιώνα.
- Égine sta mésa tou 20ou aióna.
- It took place in the middle of the 20th century.
- Synonym: (abbrev.) αι. (ai.)
- (geology) eon, era, age
- Φανεροζωικός αιώνας ― Fanerozoïkós aiónas ― Phanerozoic eon
- eternity, age, eon
Usage notesEdit
"Proterozoic eon" will be found translated as Προτεροζωικός αιώνας (Proterozoïkós aiónas) and Προτεροζωικός μεγααιώνας (Proterozoïkós megaaiónas). The form αιώνας (aiónas) can mean any long period (age, century, etc) so μεγααιώνας (megaaiónas, “large eon”) is often used to make the meaning clear.
DeclensionEdit
declension of αιώνας
SynonymsEdit
- (eon): μεγααιώνας m (megaaiónas) (geological timescale)
Coordinate termsEdit
- see: έτος n (étos, “year”)
Related termsEdit
- αιώνια (aiónia, “forever”, adverb)
- αιώνιος (aiónios, “eternal, perpetual”, adjective)
- αιωνιότητα f (aioniótita, “eternity”)
- αιωνίως (aioníos, “forever”, adverb)
- αιωνόβιος (aionóvios, “long-living”, adjective)