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απώλεια
loss /aˈpolia/
nounA2#977 most common
Also: casualty (usu. plural, military/disaster), deprivation, wastage/leakage (e.g. of energy)
Example sentences
Η απώλεια είναι μεγάλη.
The loss is great.
Λυπάμαι πολύ για την απώλεια του πατέρα σου.
I am very sorry for the loss of your father.
Η απώλεια της δουλειάς του τον έκανε να αγχωθεί.
The loss of his job made him anxious.
Οι οικονομικές απώλειες της εταιρείας ήταν τεράστιες φέτος.
The company's financial losses were huge this year.
Η απώλεια μνήμης αποτελεί συχνό σύμπτωμα σε ορισμένες νευρολογικές παθήσεις.
Memory loss is a common symptom in certain neurological conditions.
Παρά τις βαριές απώλειες στο πεδίο της μάχης, ο στρατός αρνήθηκε να συνθηκολογήσει.
Despite heavy losses on the battlefield, the army refused to surrender.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | απώλεια | απώλειες |
| Genitive | απώλειας | απωλειών |
| Accusative | απώλεια | απώλειες |
| Vocative | απώλεια | απώλειες |
Word family
Etymology
Απώλεια descends from Ancient Greek ἀπώλεια 'destruction, loss', formed on the verb ἀπόλλυμι 'to destroy utterly, lose', a compound of ἀπό 'away, completely' and ὄλλυμι 'to destroy, perish'. The verbal root is traced to Proto-Indo-European *h₃elh₁- 'to destroy, annihilate'. The same ancient noun supplies the theological term 'apoleia' (perdition) familiar from the New Testament.
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