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άφιξη
arrival /ˈa.fik.si/
nounB2#2672 most common
Also: coming, the act of arriving
Example sentences
Η άφιξή μου είναι στις έξι.
My arrival is at six.
Το αεροπλάνο έχει άφιξη στις τρεις το απόγευμα.
The plane has an arrival at three in the afternoon.
Περιμένουμε την άφιξη των φίλων μας στο αεροδρόμιο.
We are waiting for our friends' arrival at the airport.
Η ώρα άφιξης του τρένου άλλαξε λόγω καθυστέρησης.
The train's arrival time changed because of a delay.
Με την άφιξή του στην πόλη, ξεκίνησε αμέσως τις διαπραγματεύσεις.
Upon his arrival in the city, he began the negotiations at once.
Οι αφίξεις τουριστών στη χώρα αυξήθηκαν κατά δεκαπέντε τοις εκατό φέτος.
Tourist arrivals in the country rose by fifteen percent this year.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η άφιξη | οι αφίξεις |
| Genitive | της άφιξης | των αφίξεων |
| Accusative | την άφιξη | τις αφίξεις |
| Vocative | άφιξη | αφίξεις |
Word family
αφικνούμαιto arrive (archaic/formal, rarely used today)
αφίξειςarrivals (plural form)
αναχώρησηdeparture (its everyday opposite, often paired on signs)άφιξη-αναχώρησηarrival-departure (as on airport boards)
Etymology
Άφιξη descends from the ancient Greek noun ἄφιξις, itself built on the verb ἀφικνέομαι, meaning to arrive or reach a place. That verb combines the prefix ἀπό (from, away from) with a root meaning to reach or come to. The abstract-noun suffix turned the verb into a word for the event of arriving, and modern Greek kept the noun largely intact while the underlying verb fell out of everyday use.
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