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οδηγία
instruction /oðiˈʝia/
nounB1#1110 most common
Also: directive, guidance, direction
Example sentences
Διάβασε την οδηγία πριν ξεκινήσεις.
Read the instruction before you start.
Οι οδηγίες χρήσης είναι μέσα στο κουτί.
The instructions for use are inside the box.
Ακολούθησε τις οδηγίες του γιατρού.
Follow the doctor's instructions.
Χωρίς σαφή οδηγία, οι υπάλληλοι μπερδεύτηκαν.
Without clear instruction, the employees got confused.
Η έλλειψη οδηγίας από τη διοίκηση δημιούργησε σύγχυση στο προσωπικό.
The lack of guidance from management created confusion among the staff.
Η οδηγία της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης ενσωματώθηκε στην εθνική νομοθεσία μετά από παρατεταμένες διαπραγματεύσεις.
The European Union directive was incorporated into national law after prolonged negotiations.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η οδηγία | οι οδηγίες |
| Genitive | της οδηγίας | των οδηγιών |
| Accusative | την οδηγία | τις οδηγίες |
| Vocative | οδηγία | οδηγίες |
Word family
οδηγόςguide, driverοδηγώto guide, to driveοδήγησηdriving, the act of steering a vehicle
οδηγίεςinstructions, directions (plural form)
Etymology
Οδηγία derives from οδηγός, meaning guide or leader. That word joins ὁδός, meaning road or way, with a form of ἡγεῖσθαι, meaning to lead. The abstract-noun suffix -ία then turns guide into the act of guiding, an instruction. The word kept this sense through Modern Greek, where it covers both a single instruction and, in the plural, a full set of directions or a legal directive.
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