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αίτηση
application (a formal request, e.g. for a job, visa, or document) /ˈe.ti.si/
nounB1#1077 most common
Also: request, petition
Example sentences
Κάνω μια αίτηση για δουλειά.
I'm making an application for a job.
Πρέπει να συμπληρώσεις την αίτηση με τα στοιχεία σου.
You need to fill out the application with your details.
Η αίτησή μου για βίζα εγκρίθηκε χθες.
My visa application was approved yesterday.
Το πανεπιστήμιο δέχεται αιτήσεις μέχρι το τέλος Ιουλίου.
The university accepts applications until the end of July.
Κατέθεσε αίτηση ασύλου στις αρχές της χώρας.
He filed an asylum application with the country's authorities.
Η απόρριψη της αίτησής του οφειλόταν σε ελλιπές δικαιολογητικό.
The rejection of his application was due to a missing supporting document.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η αίτηση | οι αιτήσεις |
| Genitive | της αίτησης | των αιτήσεων |
| Accusative | την αίτηση | τις αιτήσεις |
| Vocative | αίτηση | αιτήσεις |
Word family
αιτώ / αιτούμαιto request, apply for
αίτημαdemand, claimαιτών / αιτούσαapplicant (male/female)
παραίτησηresignation
απαίτησηdemand, requirementEtymology
Αίτηση comes from the ancient Greek αἴτησις, a noun built on the verb αἰτέω, meaning to ask or request. The suffix -σις (modern -ση) turns a verb into a noun naming the act or its result, so αίτηση literally names the act of requesting. The deeper root of αἰτέω is not securely established, so no further origin is given here.
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