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δάνειο
loan /ˈða.ɲo/
nounB2#2425 most common
Also: borrowing, debt
Example sentences
Πήρα ένα δάνειο από την τράπεζα.
I took out a loan from the bank.
Το δάνειό μου έχει χαμηλό επιτόκιο.
My loan has a low interest rate.
Πρέπει να αποπληρώσω το δάνειο μέχρι το τέλος του χρόνου.
I have to pay off the loan by the end of the year.
Η τράπεζα ενέκρινε το στεγαστικό μας δάνειο.
The bank approved our mortgage loan.
Πολλοί νέοι δυσκολεύονται να αποπληρώσουν τα φοιτητικά τους δάνεια.
Many young people struggle to pay off their student loans.
Η κυβέρνηση διαπραγματεύτηκε την αναδιάρθρωση του εξωτερικού δανείου της χώρας.
The government negotiated the restructuring of the country's foreign loan.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το δάνειο | τα δάνεια |
| Genitive | του δανείου | των δανείων |
| Accusative | το δάνειο | τα δάνεια |
| Vocative | δάνειο | δάνεια |
Word family
δανείζωto lend
δανείζομαιto borrow
δανειστήςlender, creditor
δανειολήπτηςborrower
δανεικάborrowed money (colloquial)
Etymology
Δάνειο comes from ancient Greek δάνειον, itself built on δάνος, an old word for a gift or loan. The suffix -ειον/-ειο turned that root into a noun for the thing given or lent. The word has stayed in continuous use from antiquity through modern banking Greek, keeping its core sense of money handed over to be paid back.
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