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θητεία
military service /θiˈti.a/
nounC1#3779 most common
Also: term of office, tenure, conscription
Example sentences
Ο Γιώργος κάνει τη θητεία του στον στρατό.
George is doing his military service in the army.
Η θητεία διαρκεί εννιά μήνες.
Military service lasts nine months.
Μετά τη θητεία του, βρήκε δουλειά στην Αθήνα.
After his military service, he found a job in Athens.
Πολλοί νέοι αναβάλλουν τη θητεία τους για σπουδές στο εξωτερικό.
Many young people postpone their military service to study abroad.
Η θητεία των βουλευτών διαρκεί τέσσερα χρόνια, εκτός αν προκηρυχθούν πρόωρες εκλογές.
The term of office of members of parliament lasts four years, unless early elections are called.
Οι θητείες των στρατιωτών στην αρχαία Αθήνα καθορίζονταν συχνά από την κοινωνική τους τάξη, καθώς οι θήτες υπηρετούσαν κυρίως στο ναυτικό.
The terms of service of soldiers in ancient Athens were often determined by their social class, since the thetes mainly served in the navy.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η θητεία | οι θητείες |
| Genitive | της θητείας | των θητειών |
| Accusative | τη θητεία | τις θητείες |
| Vocative | θητεία | θητείες |
Word family
θήςhired laborer, serf (ancient Athenian social class)
θητεύωto serve, to do one's military service
θητικόςrelating to a hired laborer or the thetes class
στρατιώτηςsoldier (word often paired with θητεία)
Etymology
Θητεία comes from ancient Greek θής (thēs), a word for a hired laborer or serf, the lowest of the four property classes in ancient Athens. From this noun came the verb θητεύω, to work for wages or serve, and the abstract noun θητεία, the condition or act of serving. The word later narrowed in modern usage to mean compulsory military service, and separately came to describe any fixed term of service or office.
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