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παραμονή
stay (the act or period of remaining somewhere) /paramoˈni/
nounB2#2159 most common
Also: eve (day before a holiday), residence permit context: residency, continuance, persistence
Example sentences
Η παραμονή μου στην Αθήνα ήταν πολύ ωραία.
My stay in Athens was very nice.
Χρειάζομαι άδεια παραμονής για να δουλέψω εδώ.
I need a residence permit to work here.
Η παραμονή Χριστουγέννων γιορτάζεται με οικογενειακό δείπνο.
Christmas Eve is celebrated with a family dinner.
Η παραμονή του στο νοσοκομείο διήρκεσε δύο εβδομάδες.
His stay in the hospital lasted two weeks.
Η παρατεταμένη παραμονή τους στη χώρα χωρίς άδεια δημιούργησε νομικά προβλήματα.
Their prolonged stay in the country without a permit created legal problems.
Η παραμονή στην ίδια θέση για χρόνια, χωρίς προοπτική εξέλιξης, τον είχε κάνει απαισιόδοξο.
Remaining in the same position for years, with no prospect of advancement, had made him pessimistic.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η παραμονή | οι παραμονές |
| Genitive | της παραμονής | των παραμονών |
| Accusative | την παραμονή | τις παραμονές |
| Vocative | παραμονή | παραμονές |
Word family
παραμένωto remain, stay behind, persistδιαμονήaccommodation, lodgingεμμονήfixation, obsessionμόνιμοςpermanent, stable
μονήmonastery; a stay
Etymology
Παραμονή comes from the verb παραμένω, meaning to stay behind or remain, itself built from the prefix παρα- (beside, alongside) and μένω (to remain). The noun-forming suffix -ή turns this into an abstract noun: the state or act of staying. The same root gives the calendar sense: the day one stays through before a feast becomes its eve.
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