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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἐγκώμιον (enkṓmion), substantivized neuter of Ancient Greek ἐγκώμιος (enkṓmios).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eŋˈɡo.mi.o/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧γκώ‧μιο

Noun

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εγκώμιο (egkómion (plural εγκώμια)

  1. encomium, praise
    Εγκώμια Επιταφίου (Greek Orthodoxy)
    Egkómia Epitafíou
    Encomia Epitafiou
    (literally, “Praises of the Epitaphios”)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ εγκώμιο”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998

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