αναμονή

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀναμονή (anamonḗ), derived from Ancient Greek ἀναμένω (anaménō, to wait). Can be synchronically analyzed as ανα- (ana-, re-, above) + μένω (méno, to stay).

Noun

αναμονή • (anamoní) f (plural αναμονές)

  1. wait
    η πολύωρη αναμονή στο αεροδρόμιοi polýori anamoní sto aerodrómiothe long wait at the airport
  2. waiting, expectation
    λίστα αναμονήςlísta anamoníswaiting list
  3. that part of a reinforced concrete column with its steel reinforcement protrude on a building's roof
  4. (in the plural) sleep, hibernation (of a computer in an incomplete state of closure)

Declension

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