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κασέτα
cassette (tape) /kaˈse.ta/
nounB1#1572 most common
Also: cassette tape, audio cassette
Example sentences
Έχω μια κασέτα.
I have a cassette.
Βάζω την κασέτα στο ραδιόφωνο.
I put the cassette in the radio.
Ηχογράφησα τα αγαπημένα μου τραγούδια σε μια παλιά κασέτα.
I recorded my favorite songs on an old cassette.
Η κασέτα μπερδεύτηκε μέσα στο κασετόφωνο και χάλασε.
The cassette got tangled inside the cassette player and was ruined.
Στα νιάτα μου αντάλλαζα κασέτες με φίλους για να ακούμε νέα συγκροτήματα.
In my youth I traded cassettes with friends so we could hear new bands.
Παρά την επικράτηση των ψηφιακών αρχείων, οι κασέτες εξακολουθούν να γοητεύουν όσους αναζητούν τη ζεστασιά του αναλογικού ήχου.
Despite the dominance of digital files, cassettes still fascinate those who seek the warmth of analog sound.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η κασέτα | οι κασέτες |
| Genitive | της κασέτας | των κασετών |
| Accusative | την κασέτα | τις κασέτες |
| Vocative | κασέτα | κασέτες |
Word family
κασετόφωνοcassette player/recorder
βιντεοκασέταvideocassette
κασετίναpencil case
κασετάκιsmall cassette (diminutive)
Etymology
Greek borrowed κασέτα directly from French cassette, meaning small box or case. The French word is a diminutive of casse, which goes back to Latin capsa, a container or box. When magnetic tape recorders became common in the 20th century, the word shifted to name the small plastic case holding the tape, and Greek adopted that sense along with the word.
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