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φόρτος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From o-grade of φέρω (phérō, to carry) +‎ -τος (-tos, verbal adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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φόρτος (phórtosm (genitive φόρτου); second declension

  1. load, freight, cargo
  2. (figuratively) heavy load, burden
  3. vulgar stuff, rubbish, balderdash

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: φόρτος (fórtos) (learned)

References

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φόρτος (phórtos).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfoɾ.tos/
  • Hyphenation: φόρ‧τος

Noun

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φόρτος (fórtosm (plural φόρτοι)

  1. load (volume of work required to be performed or material to be processed (especially an excessive or bothersome volume))
    φόρτος εργασίαςfórtos ergasíasworkload
    γαστρικός φόρτοςgastrikós fórtosheavy stomach (literally, “gastric load”)

Declension

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Declension of φόρτος
singular plural
nominative φόρτος (fórtos) φόρτοι (fórtoi)
genitive φόρτου (fórtou) φόρτων (fórton)
accusative φόρτο (fórto) φόρτους (fórtous)
vocative φόρτε (fórte) φόρτοι (fórtoi)
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References

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