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έθνος
nation /ˈeθnos/
nounB1#1244 most common
Also: people, ethnic group
Example sentences
Το έθνος μας γιορτάζει σήμερα.
Our nation is celebrating today.
Κάθε άνθρωπος αγαπά το έθνος του.
Every person loves their nation.
Τα Ηνωμένα Έθνη βοηθούν πολλές χώρες.
The United Nations helps many countries.
Το έθνος ενώθηκε μετά τον πόλεμο.
The nation united after the war.
Η ιστορία του έθνους διδάσκεται στα σχολεία.
The history of the nation is taught in schools.
Η συγκρότηση ενός έθνους βασίζεται συχνά σε κοινή γλώσσα και παράδοση.
The formation of a nation is often based on a common language and tradition.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | έθνος | έθνη |
| Genitive | έθνους | εθνών |
| Accusative | έθνος | έθνη |
| Vocative | έθνος | έθνη |
Word family
Etymology
The word goes back to Ancient Greek ἔθνος, meaning a group of people living and acting together: a tribe, caste, or nation. Its origin before Greek is not settled. Some scholars link it to ἔθος (custom), but the connection is not certain, and others treat it as a word Greek borrowed from an earlier, non-Indo-European language of the region. Modern Greek kept both the form and the core sense of a people bound by common identity.
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