κατάρριψη
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Koine Greek κατάρριψις (katárrhipsis), with -ψη (-psi) ending.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]κατάρριψη • (katárripsi) f (plural καταρρίψεις)
- downing, shooting down (of an aircraft)
- rebuttal
- Synonyms: αντίκρουση f (antíkrousi), ανατροπή f (anatropí)
- breaking (of a record)
Declension
[edit]Declension of κατάρριψη
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | κατάρριψη • | καταρρίψεις • | |
| genitive | κατάρριψης • | καταρρίψεων • | |
| accusative | κατάρριψη • | καταρρίψεις • | |
| vocative | κατάρριψη • | καταρρίψεις • | |
| Older or formal genitive singular: καταρρίψεως • | |||
Related terms
[edit]- καταρρίπτω (katarrípto)
References
[edit]- ^ κατάρριψη, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language