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δόση
dose /ˈðo.si/
nounC1#3935 most common
Also: installment (payment), portion given
Example sentences
Παίρνω τη δόση μου κάθε πρωί.
I take my dose every morning.
Ο γιατρός άλλαξε τη δόση του φαρμάκου.
The doctor changed the dose of the medicine.
Πληρώνω το δάνειο σε δόσεις.
I am paying off the loan in installments.
Η τελευταία δόση του εμβολίου δίνεται μετά από έναν μήνα.
The last dose of the vaccine is given after one month.
Χρειάζεται μια δόση χιούμορ για να αντέξεις αυτή τη δουλειά.
You need a dose of humor to put up with this job.
Η κυβέρνηση ενέκρινε την εκταμίευση της επόμενης δόσης του δανείου προς τη χώρα, ύστερα από παρατεταμένες διαπραγματεύσεις.
The government approved the disbursement of the next installment of the loan to the country, after prolonged negotiations.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | δόση | δόσεις |
| Genitive | δόσης | δόσεων |
| Accusative | δόση | δόσεις |
| Vocative | δόση | δόσεις |
Word family
δίνωto give (modern everyday verb)
δότηςdonor
δωρεάdonation, giftαντίδοτοantidote
απόδοσηperformance, renderingEtymology
Δόση comes from ancient Greek δόσις (dosis), meaning an act of giving or a portion handed over. It derives from the verb δίδωμι (dídōmi), 'I give,' whose root traces back to Proto-Indo-European. English borrowed the word almost unchanged as 'dose,' through Latin and French, keeping the original sense of a measured amount given at one time.
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