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ανάσα
breath /aˈnasa/
nounB1#1252 most common
Also: breather, relief, break (respite)
Example sentences
Παίρνω μια βαθιά ανάσα.
I take a deep breath.
Χρειάζομαι μια ανάσα πριν συνεχίσω.
I need a breather before I continue.
Μετά τον αγώνα, ο δρομέας προσπαθούσε να πάρει την ανάσα του.
After the race, the runner tried to catch his breath.
Το σαββατοκύριακο στο χωριό μου έδωσε λίγη ανάσα από την πίεση της δουλειάς.
The weekend in the village gave me a bit of relief from work pressure.
Η μείωση των φόρων προσέφερε μια ανάσα στις μικρές επιχειρήσεις.
The tax cut offered some relief to small businesses.
Καθώς ανέβαινε την απόκρημνη πλαγιά, η ανάσα του γινόταν όλο και πιο κοφτή.
As he climbed the steep slope, his breathing grew increasingly ragged.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η ανάσα | οι ανάσες |
| Genitive | της ανάσας | των ανασών |
| Accusative | την ανάσα | τις ανάσες |
| Vocative | ανάσα | ανάσες |
Word family
ανασαίνωto breathe
ξανασαίνωto breathe again, catch a break
λαχανιάζωto pant, be out of breath
Etymology
Ανάσα is a Modern Greek noun built from the verb ανασαίνω, meaning to breathe. The verb's own origin is not settled among linguists, and it may reflect a medieval reworking involving the prefix ανά- (up, again) rather than a direct, traceable line back to a single ancient form. Because that earlier history is uncertain, no secure Proto-Indo-European root is given here.
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