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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δυσοσμία (dusosmía).[1] By surface analysis, δυσ- (dys-) +‎ οσμή (osmí) +‎ -ία (-ía).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ði.soˈzmi.a/
  • Hyphenation: δυ‧σο‧σμί‧α

Noun

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δυσοσμία (dysosmíaf (plural δυσοσμίες)

  1. bad smell, foul odour, fetor, stench, stink
    Synonyms: κακοσμία f (kakosmía), μπόχα f (bócha), βρόμα f (vróma)
    δυσοσμία του στόματος
    dysosmía tou stómatos
    bad breath, halitosis
    (literally, “bad smell of the mouth”)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ δυσοσμία, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language