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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ὕφος (húphos, weaving, fabric), from ὑφή (huphḗ, web) +‎ -ος (-os, action noun suffix). For the "linguistic register" sense, semantic loan from English register; for the "expression" sense, semantic loan from French style.[1]

Noun

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ύφος (ýfosn (plural ύφη)

  1. style (manner of doing things)
    1. (linguistics) register
  2. expression (one's mood as reflected by facial features)

Declension

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References

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

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