εγκατάλειψη
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[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 | |
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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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