ζήτηση

Greek

Etymology

Inherited or learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ζήτησις (zḗtēsis), with -ση (-si) ending.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈzitisi]

Noun

ζήτηση • (zítisi) f (plural ζητήσεις)

  1. demand (the desire to purchase goods and services)
  2. (economics) demand (the amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at a particular price)
    ο νόμος της προσφοράς και της ζήτησης
    o nómos tis prosforás kai tis zítisis
    the law of supply and demand
  3. (rare) demand (requirement)
    σε πρώτη ζήτηση ― se próti zítisi ― on demand (literally, “on first demand”)

Declension
declension of ζήτηση
case     \     number singular plural
nominative ζήτηση • ζητήσεις •
genitive ζήτησης • ζητήσεων •
accusative ζήτηση • ζητήσεις •
vocative ζήτηση • ζητήσεις •
Older or formal genitive singular: ζητήσεως •

References
  1. ζήτηση - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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