συμβάν

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Greek

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Etymology

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In the singular, a back-formation from learnedly borrowed Ancient Greek συμβάντα (sumbánta), plural aorist participle of συμβαίνω (sumbaínō).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /siɱˈvan/
  • Hyphenation: συμ‧βάν

Noun

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συμβάν (symvánn (plural συμβάντα)

  1. event, incident, occurrence (instance of something happening)
    Synonyms: γεγονός (gegonós), περιστατικό (peristatikó)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ συμβάν”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998