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άνοιξη
spring (the season) /ˈa.ni.ksi/
nounB2#2145 most common
Also: springtime
Example sentences
Η άνοιξη είναι όμορφη εποχή.
Spring is a beautiful season.
Την άνοιξη ανθίζουν τα λουλούδια.
In spring, the flowers bloom.
Κάθε άνοιξη πηγαίνουμε εκδρομή στο βουνό.
Every spring we go on a trip to the mountain.
Η άνοιξη φέτος ήρθε νωρίτερα από ό,τι περιμέναμε.
Spring came earlier this year than we expected.
Οι πρώτες μέρες της άνοιξης μού θυμίζουν πάντα την παιδική μου ηλικία.
The first days of spring always remind me of my childhood.
Παρά τις κλιματικές αλλαγές, η άνοιξη εξακολουθεί να σηματοδοτεί την αφύπνιση της φύσης.
Despite climate change, spring still marks the awakening of nature.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η άνοιξη | οι ανοίξεις |
| Genitive | της άνοιξης | των ανοίξεων |
| Accusative | την άνοιξη | τις ανοίξεις |
| Vocative | άνοιξη | ανοίξεις |
Word family
Etymology
Άνοιξη descends from the ancient Greek noun ἄνοιξις, meaning an opening. That noun comes from the verb ἀνοίγω, to open, itself formed from the prefix ἀνά (up) and an old verb for opening. Greek speakers came to use this word for spring because it is the season when the earth opens up and plants and flowers push through. The shift from an abstract word for opening to the name of a season happened gradually in later Greek.
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