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έναρξη
start, commencement (of an event or process) /eˈnarksi/
nounB2#2878 most common
Also: opening, inauguration, launch
Example sentences
Η έναρξη είναι στις οκτώ.
The start is at eight.
Η έναρξη του σχολείου είναι τον Σεπτέμβριο.
The start of school is in September.
Η έναρξη των Ολυμπιακών Αγώνων θα γίνει αύριο.
The opening of the Olympic Games will take place tomorrow.
Ανακοινώθηκε η επίσημη έναρξη λειτουργίας του νέου νοσοκομείου.
The official start of operations at the new hospital was announced.
Η κυβέρνηση καθυστέρησε την έναρξη ισχύος του νόμου.
The government delayed the entry into force of the law.
Οι ενάρξεις των διαπραγματεύσεων σπάνια συμπίπτουν με τις προσδοκίες των πολιτών.
The starts of negotiations rarely match citizens' expectations.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η έναρξη | οι ενάρξεις |
| Genitive | της έναρξης | των ενάρξεων |
| Accusative | την έναρξη | τις ενάρξεις |
| Vocative | έναρξη | ενάρξεις |
Word family
αρχίζωto begin, to startαρχήbeginning; also authority
εναρκτήριοςinaugural, opening
λήξηending, expiry (near-opposite of έναρξη)
απαρχήstarting point, outset
Etymology
Έναρξη comes from the ancient Greek ἔναρξις, a noun built from the verb ἐνάρχομαι, meaning to make a beginning in something. That verb is itself a compound of ἐν- (in) and ἄρχομαι, the middle voice of ἄρχω, to begin or to be first. The root αρχ- carries both senses of starting and ruling, which is why it also underlies words like αρχή (beginning, authority) and αρχηγός (leader).
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