ανάκρουση
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Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἀνάκρουσις (anákrousis, “pushing up”), from ἀνακρούω (anakroúō, “I push up”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + κρούω (kroúō, “I strike”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ανάκρουση • (anákrousi) f (plural ανακρούσεις)
- (military) recoil (of a gun)
- (music) striking up, playing (especially of a rousing piece)
- backing off, backing out
- (naval) going astern
Declension
[edit]Declension of ανάκρουση
singular | plural | ||
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nominative | ανάκρουση • | ανακρούσεις • | |
genitive | ανάκρουσης • | ανακρούσεων • | |
accusative | ανάκρουση • | ανακρούσεις • | |
vocative | ανάκρουση • | ανακρούσεις • | |
Older or formal genitive singular: ανακρούσεως • |
Synonyms
[edit]- ανάκρουσμα n (anákrousma)
Related terms
[edit]- see: ανακρούω (anakroúo, “to reverse, to recoil, to play”)