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ακρόαση
hearing (act of listening); also audition, or auscultation /aˈkro.a.si/
nounB1#1775 most common
Also: audition, auscultation, hearing (legal or parliamentary session)
Example sentences
Η ακρόαση είναι αύριο.
The audition is tomorrow.
Πήγα σε μια ακρόαση για τη χορωδία.
I went to an audition for the choir.
Ο γιατρός έκανε ακρόαση της καρδιάς μου.
The doctor listened to my heart with a stethoscope.
Η δημόσια ακρόαση για τον νέο νόμο θα γίνει την Τρίτη.
The public hearing on the new law will take place on Tuesday.
Μετά από αρκετές ακροάσεις, ο σκηνοθέτης επέλεξε τους ηθοποιούς.
After several auditions, the director chose the actors.
Το δικαστήριο ανέβαλε την ακρόαση της υπόθεσης λόγω απουσίας μάρτυρα.
The court postponed the hearing of the case because a witness was absent.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η ακρόαση | οι ακροάσεις |
| Genitive | της ακρόασης | των ακροάσεων |
| Accusative | την ακρόαση | τις ακροάσεις |
| Vocative | ακρόαση | ακροάσεις |
Word family
ακούωto hear
ακροατήςlistener
ακροατήριοaudience
ακουστικόhearing aid, or phone receiver
ακουστικόςacoustic, auditory
Etymology
Ακρόαση comes from the ancient Greek verb ἀκροάομαι, to listen attentively. That verb joins ἄκρος, meaning topmost or extreme, with οὖς, ear, giving a sense of catching sound at the very edge of the ear, that is, listening closely. The noun was formed with the action suffix -ση, the same pattern used for words like δράση, action. Modern Greek kept the meaning: the act of listening, whether at a concert audition, a courtroom, or a doctor's exam.
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