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μυθιστόρημα
novel /mi.θi.stoˈri.ma/
nounC1#3902 most common
Also: work of fiction, romance (literary, dated)
Example sentences
Διαβάζω ένα μυθιστόρημα.
I am reading a novel.
Το μυθιστόρημα είναι πολύ ενδιαφέρον.
The novel is very interesting.
Αγόρασα ένα καινούριο μυθιστόρημα από το βιβλιοπωλείο.
I bought a new novel from the bookstore.
Ο συγγραφέας έγραψε πολλά μυθιστορήματα για τον πόλεμο.
The author wrote many novels about the war.
Η πλοκή του μυθιστορήματος εξελίσσεται αργά αλλά κρατάει το ενδιαφέρον.
The plot of the novel develops slowly but keeps the interest.
Το μυθιστόρημά της αποτελεί δριμεία κριτική της μεταπολεμικής ελληνικής κοινωνίας.
Her novel is a sharp critique of postwar Greek society.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | μυθιστόρημα | μυθιστορήματα |
| Genitive | μυθιστορήματος | μυθιστορημάτων |
| Accusative | μυθιστόρημα | μυθιστορήματα |
| Vocative | μυθιστόρημα | μυθιστορήματα |
Word family
μυθιστοριογράφοςnovelist
μυθιστορηματικόςnovelistic, fictional
μύθοςmyth, storyιστορίαhistory, storyαφήγημαnarrative, story
Etymology
The word is a 19th-century compound built to name the modern literary form of the novel. It joins μύθος (story, tale) with ιστόρημα (a narrated account), itself from ιστορέω, to narrate or inquire, which comes from ίστωρ, one who knows. The compound literally suggests a narrated tale, distinguishing fictional prose from history proper.
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