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ανάπαυση
rest /aˈnapafsi/
nounC1#3424 most common
Also: repose, break, relaxation
Example sentences
Χρειάζομαι λίγη ανάπαυση.
I need a little rest.
Μετά τη δουλειά, παίρνω ανάπαυση στον καναπέ.
After work, I rest on the couch.
Ο γιατρός τής είπε να πάρει ανάπαυση για μια εβδομάδα.
The doctor told her to rest for a week.
Οι εργάτες έχουν δικαίωμα σε ανάπαυση κατά τη διάρκεια της βάρδιας.
Workers have the right to rest during their shift.
Η ψυχική ανάπαυση είναι εξίσου σημαντική με τη σωματική.
Mental rest is just as important as physical rest.
Μετά από χρόνια σκληρής δουλειάς, αναζητούσε επιτέλους μια ανάπαυση χωρίς τύψεις.
After years of hard work, he was finally seeking a rest without guilt.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ανάπαυση | αναπαύσεις |
| Genitive | ανάπαυσης | αναπαύσεων |
| Accusative | ανάπαυση | αναπαύσεις |
| Vocative | ανάπαυση | αναπαύσεις |
Word family
παύωto stop, to cease
παύσηpause, stop
αναπαύομαιto rest oneself
ανάπαυλαa brief respite, lull
καταπαύωto put a full stop to, to cease entirely
Etymology
Ανάπαυση is built from the prefix ανα- and παύση, a noun formed from the verb παύω, meaning to stop or cease. The verb παύω has no securely established origin further back; Greek etymologists treat it as uncertain, possibly a word from before Greek borrowed it into the language. So the trail stops at Ancient Greek and does not extend to a reconstructed root.
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