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αδιέξοδο
dead end /a.ði.ˈe.kso.ðo/
nounB2#2633 most common
Also: cul-de-sac, impasse, deadlock
Example sentences
Ο δρόμος είναι αδιέξοδο.
The street is a dead end.
Μπήκαμε σε ένα αδιέξοδο και γυρίσαμε πίσω.
We drove into a dead end and turned back.
Οι διαπραγματεύσεις έφτασαν σε αδιέξοδο.
The negotiations reached an impasse.
Η κυβέρνηση αναζητά διέξοδο από το οικονομικό αδιέξοδο.
The government is looking for a way out of the economic deadlock.
Το αδιέξοδο στο οποίο έχει περιέλθει η χώρα απαιτεί τολμηρές αποφάσεις.
The impasse the country has fallen into calls for bold decisions.
Παρά τις προσπάθειες διαμεσολάβησης, η κρίση παρέμεινε σε πλήρες αδιέξοδο, χωρίς ίχνος συμβιβασμού.
Despite mediation efforts, the crisis stayed in complete deadlock, without a trace of compromise.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | αδιέξοδο | αδιέξοδα |
| Genitive | αδιεξόδου | αδιεξόδων |
| Accusative | αδιέξοδο | αδιέξοδα |
| Vocative | αδιέξοδο | αδιέξοδα |
Word family
διέξοδοςa way out, an outlet
έξοδοςexitοδόςroad, streetοδηγώto drive, to guideαδιεξοδώto be at an impasse, stuck
Etymology
The word joins the negative prefix α- with διέξοδος, meaning a way through and out. Διέξοδος itself combines διά (through) with έξοδος, the exit, which is made of εκ (out of) and οδός, road. So αδιέξοδο builds up as not-a-way-through, and Greek uses it both for a literal dead-end street and for a stalled negotiation or crisis.
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