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διασκέδαση
fun /ðʝaˈsceðasi/
nounA2#925 most common
Also: entertainment, amusement, recreation
Example sentences
Μου αρέσει η διασκέδαση.
I like having fun.
Χθες είχαμε πολλή διασκέδαση.
Yesterday we had a lot of fun.
Στην πόλη υπάρχουν πολλά μέρη για διασκέδαση.
In the city there are many places for entertainment.
Τα κέντρα διασκέδασης είναι πάντα γεμάτα τα σαββατοκύριακα.
Entertainment venues are always packed on weekends.
Η νυχτερινή διασκέδαση της πόλης προσελκύει χιλιάδες επισκέπτες κάθε καλοκαίρι.
The city's nightlife attracts thousands of visitors every summer.
Θεωρεί τη διασκέδαση όχι ως πολυτέλεια αλλά ως αναπόσπαστο κομμάτι μιας ισορροπημένης ζωής.
He regards entertainment not as a luxury but as an integral part of a balanced life.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | διασκέδαση | διασκεδάσεις |
| Genitive | διασκέδασης | διασκεδάσεων |
| Accusative | διασκέδαση | διασκεδάσεις |
| Vocative | διασκέδαση | διασκεδάσεις |
Word family
διασκεδάζωto have fun; to entertain; to dispel
διασκεδαστικόςentertaining, amusing
διασκεδαστήςentertainer
διασκεδαστικάamusingly, in a fun way
Etymology
Modern Greek διασκέδαση continues Ancient Greek διασκέδασις 'a scattering, dispersal', the action noun of διασκεδάννυμι 'to scatter apart', from δια- 'apart, thoroughly' + σκεδάννυμι 'to scatter'. The meaning shifted from 'dispersing' — especially the dispelling of cares and boredom — to 'diversion, amusement', much as English 'diversion' came to mean entertainment. The verbal root σκεδ- traces back to PIE *sked- 'to split, scatter'.
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