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γάμος
marriage /ˈɣamos/
nounA2#763 most common
Also: wedding, matrimony, nuptials
Example sentences
Ο γάμος είναι αύριο.
The wedding is tomorrow.
Πήγαμε σε έναν ωραίο γάμο το Σάββατο.
We went to a nice wedding on Saturday.
Ο γάμος τους κράτησε πάνω από σαράντα χρόνια.
Their marriage lasted more than forty years.
Οργανώνουν έναν μεγάλο γάμο με τριακόσιους καλεσμένους.
They are organizing a big wedding with three hundred guests.
Ο πολιτικός γάμος έχει την ίδια νομική ισχύ με τον θρησκευτικό.
A civil marriage has the same legal validity as a religious one.
Παρά τις αρχικές αντιρρήσεις των δύο οικογενειών, ο γάμος τους αποδείχθηκε εξαιρετικά αρμονικός.
Despite the two families' initial objections, their marriage proved to be exceptionally harmonious.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | γάμος | γάμοι |
| Genitive | γάμου | γάμων |
| Accusative | γάμο | γάμους |
| Vocative | γάμε | γάμοι |
Word family
γαμπρόςgroom; son-in-law
γαμήλιοςnuptial, wedding-
παντρεύομαιto get married
μονόγαμοςmonogamous
προγαμιαίοςpremarital
Etymology
Inherited unchanged from Ancient Greek γάμος (gámos) 'marriage, wedding', a noun built on the verb γαμέω 'to marry'. It is traditionally connected to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to marry', though some scholars treat the Greek word's deeper origin as uncertain. The stem survives in many international words formed with -gamy (monogamy, polygamy, bigamy).
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