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εβδομάδα

week /ev.ðoˈma.ða/

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Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeεβδομάδαεβδομάδες
Genitiveεβδομάδαςεβδομάδων
Accusativeεβδομάδαεβδομάδες
Vocativeεβδομάδαεβδομάδες

Word family

εβδομαδιαίοςweekly
εβδομαδιαίαweekly (feminine form)
εβδομαδιαίαweekly report
εβδομάδεςweeks

Etymology

The Modern Greek word 'εβδομάδα' derives from the Byzantine Greek 'εβδομάς', which in turn comes from the Latin 'hebdomas', meaning 'week'. This Latin term is rooted in the Greek 'ἑβδομάς', which itself originates from the Proto-Indo-European root '*septm̥', meaning 'seven'.

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