παράδοση

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek παράδοσις (parádosis) + modern ending -ση (-si), thus παρά- (pará-) +‎ δόση f (dósi, “dose, portion, gift”). The Triantafyllidis Dictionary suggests that the sense of "tradition" is influenced by semantic loan from French tradition and German Überlieferung,[1] which are themselves from traditio, which in had its sense of "tradition" ("saying or teaching handed down generationally, especially ecclesiastical tradition") influenced by the Koine Greek παράδοσις (parádosis)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /paˈɾa.ðo.si/
  • Hyphenation: πα‧ρά‧δο‧ση

Noun

παράδοση • (parádosi) f (plural παραδόσεις)

  1. delivery (of goods, parcels, etc)
  2. tradition
  3. (military) surrender
  4. (education) lecture

Declension
declension of παράδοση
case     \     number singular plural
nominative παράδοση • παραδόσεις •
genitive παράδοσης • παραδόσεων •
accusative παράδοση • παραδόσεις •
vocative παράδοση • παραδόσεις •
Older or formal genitive singular: παραδόσεως •

Synonyms

Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “delivery”): παραλαβή f (paralaví)
  • (antonym(s) of “delivery”): παράληψη f (parálipsi) (idiomatic)

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