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διαφυγή
escape /ði.a.fiˈʝi/
nounB1#1984 most common
Also: flight, leak, evasion
Example sentences
Η διαφυγή ήταν αδύνατη.
Escape was impossible.
Ο κρατούμενος σχεδίαζε τη διαφυγή του.
The prisoner was planning his escape.
Βρήκαμε μια οδό διαφυγής από το κτίριο.
We found an escape route out of the building.
Οι αρχές διερευνούν τη διαφυγή αερίου από τον αγωγό.
The authorities are investigating a gas leak from the pipeline.
Η διαφυγή κεφαλαίων προς το εξωτερικό ανησυχεί την κυβέρνηση.
Capital flight abroad worries the government.
Η νομοθεσία άφηνε ένα κενό που επέτρεπε τη διαφυγή από τη φορολογία.
The legislation left a loophole that allowed evasion of taxation.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η διαφυγή | οι διαφυγές |
| Genitive | της διαφυγής | των διαφυγών |
| Accusative | τη διαφυγή | τις διαφυγές |
| Vocative | διαφυγή | διαφυγές |
Word family
φεύγωto flee, to leave
διαφεύγωto escape, to elude
καταφυγήrefuge, shelter
φυγάςfugitive
φοροδιαφυγήtax evasion
Etymology
διαφυγή combines the prefix δια- (through, across) with φυγή (flight), the noun from the verb φεύγω (to flee). The compound already appears in ancient Greek with the sense of escaping through or getting away. Modern Greek keeps the core meaning but extends it to physical leaks of gas or liquid and to the flight of money or tax obligations.
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