αίθουσα

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αἴθουσα (aíthousa, “hall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe.θu.sa/

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• Hyphenation: αί‧θου‧σα

Noun

αίθουσα • (aíthousa) f (plural αίθουσες)

1. room, chamber, hall, auditorium (generally large and public)

Declension

declension of αίθουσα

case     \     number	singular	plural
nominative	αίθουσα •	αίθουσες •
genitive	αίθουσας •	αιθουσών •
accusative	αίθουσα •	αίθουσες •
vocative	αίθουσα •	αίθουσες •

Synonyms

• δωμάτιο n (domátio)

Derived terms

• αιθουσάρχης m (aithousárchis, “cinema owner”)
• αίθουσα αναμονής f (aíthousa anamonís, “waiting room”)
• αίθουσα διαλέξεων f (aíthousa dialéxeon, “lecture hall”)
• αίθουσα συνεδριάσεων f (aíthousa synedriáseon, “conference hall, meeting room”)
• κινηματογραφική αίθουσα f (kinimatografikí aíthousa, “cinema, movie theatre”)

See also

• αίθριο n (aíthrio, “atrium”)
• περιμένω (periméno, “to wait”)

Further reading

• αίθουσα - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only], Centre for the Greek language
• αίθουσα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.