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ανάμνηση
memory (a recollection) /aˈnamnisi/
nounB2#2366 most common
Also: recollection, reminiscence, remembrance
Example sentences
Έχω μια ωραία ανάμνηση.
I have a nice memory.
Αυτή η φωτογραφία μού φέρνει μια γλυκιά ανάμνηση.
This photo brings me a sweet memory.
Η μυρωδιά του καφέ μού ξυπνά μια παλιά ανάμνηση.
The smell of coffee awakens an old memory in me.
Με τα χρόνια, η ανάμνηση εκείνης της μέρας έγινε όλο και πιο θολή.
Over the years, the memory of that day grew blurrier and blurrier.
Κάθε φορά που επιστρέφω στο πατρικό μου, οι αναμνήσεις της παιδικής μου ηλικίας με κατακλύζουν.
Every time I return to my family home, the memories of my childhood overwhelm me.
Η ανάμνηση του πατέρα της παρέμεινε ανεξίτηλη, στοιχειώνοντας κάθε της απόφαση.
The memory of her father remained indelible, haunting her every decision.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ανάμνηση | αναμνήσεις |
| Genitive | ανάμνησης | αναμνήσεων |
| Accusative | ανάμνηση | αναμνήσεις |
| Vocative | ανάμνηση | αναμνήσεις |
Word family
μνήμηmemory
αναμνηστικόsouvenir, memento
αναμιμνήσκομαιto recall, reminisce (formal)
μνημείοmonument, memorial
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνάμνησις (anámnēsis) 'a calling to mind, recollection', from ἀναμιμνήσκω (anamimnḗskō) 'to remind, recall', composed of ἀνα- (ana-, 'again, back') and the root μνη- 'to bring to mind'. The same root yields μνήμη 'memory' and, with a privative prefix, ἀμνησία 'amnesia'. In Platonic philosophy ἀνάμνησις denotes the soul's recollection of knowledge it possessed before birth.
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