εμμονή
See also: έμμονη
Greek
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐμμονή (emmonḗ, “abidance, continuance”), with adaptation of meaning to εμμένω (emméno).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editεμμονή • (emmoní) f (plural εμμονές)
- adherence (faithful support for some cause)
- persistence, adamance
- fixation, obsession
Declension
editDeclension of εμμονή
Related terms
editReferences
edit- ^ εμμονή, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language