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δύση
sunset /ˈði.si/
nounB1#1798 most common
Also: west (cardinal direction), the West (Western civilization)
Example sentences
Η δύση είναι πορτοκαλί.
The sunset is orange.
Κάθε βράδυ κοιτάζω τη δύση του ήλιου.
Every evening I watch the sunset.
Ο ήλιος ανατέλλει στην ανατολή και δύει στη δύση.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
Πήγαμε στην παραλία για να δούμε τη δύση.
We went to the beach to see the sunset.
Το δωμάτιο έχει θέα προς τη δύση, οπότε γεμίζει φως το απόγευμα.
The room faces west, so it fills with light in the afternoon.
Η Δύση αντιμετώπισε πολλές προκλήσεις στις σχέσεις της με την Ανατολή τον 20ό αιώνα.
The West faced many challenges in its relations with the East in the 20th century.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | δύση | δύσεις |
| Genitive | δύσης | δύσεων |
| Accusative | δύση | δύσεις |
| Vocative | δύση | δύσεις |
Word family
δύω / δύνωto set (of the sun), to sink
δυτικόςwesternδυτικάwestward, in the west
ηλιοβασίλεμαsunset (common alternate word)Etymology
Δύση comes from Ancient Greek δύσις, meaning a sinking or setting, from the verb δύω, to sink or plunge. Greeks described the sun as sinking below the horizon at day's end, so the word came to mean both sunset and, by extension, the west, the direction where the sun goes down. In modern usage the capitalized form Δύση also names the West as a cultural and political bloc, opposite the East.
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