τομέας

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τομεύς (tomeús, one that cuts) + accusative case ending -έα (-éa), from τέμνω (témnō, to cut), with semantic loan from French secteur.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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τομέας (toméasm (plural τομείς)

  1. area, district (of town)
  2. (geometry) sector (of circle)
  3. field, area (of interest, knowledge)
  4. incisor (tooth)

Declension

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References

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