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έτος
year /ˈe.tos/
nounA1#482 most common
Example sentences
Το έτος είναι 2023.
The year is 2023.
Πόσα χρόνια έχεις να δεις το έτος που γεννήθηκες;
How many years has it been since you saw the year you were born?
Το έτος που πέρασε ήταν δύσκολο για όλους μας.
The year that passed was difficult for all of us.
Κάθε έτος, γιορτάζουμε τα γενέθλιά μου.
Every year, we celebrate my birthday.
Πρέπει να σχεδιάσουμε τις διακοπές μας για το επόμενο έτος.
We need to plan our vacation for next year.
Το έτος 2020 θα μείνει στην ιστορία για πολλούς λόγους.
The year 2020 will go down in history for many reasons.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | έτος | έτη |
| Genitive | έτους | ετών |
| Accusative | έτος | έτη |
| Vocative | έτος | έτη |
Word family
ετήσιοςannual
ετήσιαannual report
ετήσιοyearly income
ετήσιαyearly
ετήσιοςyearly
Etymology
The Modern Greek word 'έτος' meaning 'year' derives from the Ancient Greek 'ἔτος' (étos) with the same meaning. This term is related to the Proto-Hellenic '*wétos', which in turn comes from the Proto-Indo-European root '*wétos', meaning 'year'.
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