εγκατάλειψη
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Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learnedly, from Koine Greek ἐγκατάλειψις (“residual symptom”) from ἐγκᾰτᾰλείπω (enkataleípō). Morphologically, (εν-) εγ- (“in”) + κατα- (“totally”) + λειψ- from verb λείπω (leípō).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
εγκατάλειψη • (egkatáleipsi) f (uncountable)
- abandonment
- Η εγκατάλειψή του από τη μητέρα του τον σημάδεψε βαθιά.
- I egkatáleipsí tou apó ti mitéra tou ton simádepse vathiá.
- His abandonment by his mother scarred him deeply.
- Αντίκρισαν στο έρημο σπίτι μια εικόνα πλήρους εγκατάλειψης
- Antíkrisan sto érimo spíti mia eikóna plírous egkatáleipsis
- In the deserted house they faced a scene of complete of abandonment.
Declension[edit]
εγκατάλειψη
| case \ number | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | εγκατάλειψη • | |
| genitive | εγκατάλειψης • | |
| accusative | εγκατάλειψη • | |
| vocative | εγκατάλειψη • | |
| Older or formal genitive singular: εγκαταλείψεως • | ||
Related terms[edit]
- εγκαταλείπω (egkataleípo, “abandon”)
- and see: λείπω (leípo, “I am absent”)
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