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νίκη
victory /ˈni.ci/
nounA2#850 most common
Also: win, triumph
Example sentences
Μπράβο, τι ωραία νίκη!
Well done, what a nice victory!
Η ομάδα μας πήρε μια σημαντική νίκη χθες.
Our team got an important victory yesterday.
Η νίκη στις εκλογές δεν ήταν καθόλου εύκολη.
The victory in the elections was not easy at all.
Παρά τις δυσκολίες, η αίσθηση της νίκης τούς έδωσε δύναμη.
Despite the difficulties, the feeling of victory gave them strength.
Η νίκη επί του αήττητου αντιπάλου χάρισε στην ομάδα την πρόκριση στον τελικό.
The victory over the unbeaten opponent earned the team qualification to the final.
Η ιστορία θυμάται τις λαμπρές νίκες των μεγάλων στρατηγών, αλλά συχνά αποσιωπά το τίμημά τους.
History remembers the brilliant victories of great generals, but often passes over their cost in silence.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | νίκη | νίκες |
| Genitive | νίκης | νικών |
| Accusative | νίκη | νίκες |
| Vocative | νίκη | νίκες |
Word family
νικώto win, to defeat
νικητήςwinner, victor (m.)
νικήτριαwinner, victor (f.)νικηφόροςvictorious, victory-bringing
ανίκητοςinvincible, unbeaten
Etymology
From Ancient Greek νίκη (níkē) 'victory', personified as Nike, the winged goddess of victory. The word survives unchanged into Modern Greek and is the source of countless personal names such as Νικόλαος ('victory of the people') and the compound φερενίκη ('bringing victory'), behind the name Berenice/Veronica. Its deeper Proto-Indo-European origin is uncertain.
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