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ήχος
sound /ˈixos/
nounB1#1721 most common
Also: noise, tone/mode (in Byzantine chant)
Example sentences
Ακούω έναν ήχο.
I hear a sound.
Ο ήχος του τηλεφώνου με ξύπνησε.
The sound of the phone woke me up.
Δεν μου αρέσει ο ήχος αυτού του μηχανήματος.
I don't like the sound of this machine.
Χαμήλωσε λίγο τον ήχο της τηλεόρασης.
Turn the TV volume down a bit.
Ο ήχος της βροχής με βοηθάει να κοιμηθώ.
The sound of the rain helps me sleep.
Οι μηχανικοί ρύθμισαν την ένταση και την ποιότητα του ήχου πριν από τη συναυλία.
The engineers adjusted the volume and quality of the sound before the concert.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ο ήχος | οι ήχοι |
| Genitive | του ήχου | των ήχων |
| Accusative | τον ήχο | τους ήχους |
| Vocative | ήχε | ήχοι |
Word family
ηχώecho
ηχείοloudspeaker
ηχηρόςloud, resonant
ηχητικόςacoustic, sound-related
ηχογράφησηsound recording
Etymology
Ήχος comes from Ancient Greek ἦχος, meaning sound or noise. It is closely related to ἠχώ, the word that gave English echo through Latin. The deeper origin before Ancient Greek is disputed among scholars, so no single Indo-European root can be stated with confidence.
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