συγγνώμη

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From συν- (sun-) +‎ γνώμη (gnṓmē).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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σῠγγνώμη (sungnṓmēf (genitive σῠγγνώμης); first declension

  1. acknowledgement, confession
  2. lenient judgement, allowance; fellow feeling with another
  3. pardon, forgiveness

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: συγγνώμη (syngnómi) (learned)

Further reading

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Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek συγγνώμη (sungnṓmē) and semantic loan from French pardon.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /siŋˈɣno.mi/
  • Hyphenation: συγ‧γνώ‧μη

Interjection

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συγγνώμη (syngnómi)

  1. sorry (an apology)
  2. excuse me (UK), pardon me (US)

Synonyms

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Noun

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συγγνώμη (syngnómif (plural συγγνώμες)

  1. forgiveness

Declension

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References

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