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κούρσα
race /ˈkur.sa/
nounB2#2976 most common
Also: taxi ride/fare, fancy or fast car (colloquial)
Example sentences
Η κούρσα είναι γρήγορη.
The race is fast.
Πόσο κάνει η κούρσα ως το κέντρο;
How much is the ride to the center?
Πήραμε ταξί και η κούρσα κόστισε δέκα ευρώ.
We took a taxi and the ride cost ten euros.
Ο πιλότος κέρδισε την κούρσα στον τελευταίο γύρο.
The driver won the race on the last lap.
Οι κούρσες αυτοκινήτων προσελκύουν χιλιάδες θεατές κάθε χρόνο στο κύκλωμα.
Car races attract thousands of spectators every year at the circuit.
Παρά τη βροχή, το αποτέλεσμα της κούρσας παρέμεινε αμφίβολο μέχρι τον τελευταίο γύρο.
Despite the rain, the outcome of the race stayed uncertain until the last lap.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η κούρσα | οι κούρσες |
| Genitive | της κούρσας | των κουρσών |
| Accusative | την κούρσα | τις κούρσες |
| Vocative | κούρσα | κούρσες |
Word family
κουρσάροςcorsair, pirate
κουρσεύωto raid, to plunder
κουρσάρικοpirate ship
αγώναςcontest, race (more formal synonym)Etymology
Κούρσα came into Greek from Italian corsa, meaning a run or a race. Corsa in turn traces to Latin cursus, the noun of the verb currere, to run. The same Italian family gave Greek the word κουρσάρος, a corsair or pirate, since raiders were once described as making a corsa along the coast.
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