οικουμένη

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek οικουμένη (oikouménē).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /i.kuˈme.ni/
  • Hyphenation: οι‧κου‧μέ‧νη

Noun

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οικουμένη (oikouménif

  1. (uncountable) world, ecumene (the whole inhabited Earth)
    Synonym: κόσμος m (kósmos)

Declension

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References

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