καινοτομία

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Etymology[edit]

Learnedly, from Koine Greek καινοτομία (novelty, strangeness) (the ancient sense: "invention").[1] By surface analysis, καινο- +‎ -τομία from καινός (kainós, new) and τομή (tomḗ, intersection), τέμνω (témnō, cut).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ce.no.toˈmi.a/
  • Hyphenation: και‧νο‧το‧μί‧α

Noun[edit]

καινοτομία (kainotomíaf (plural καινοτομίες)

  1. innovation, novelty

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References[edit]

  1. ^ καινοτομίαΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.