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πλήθος
crowd /ˈpli.θos/
nounB1#1834 most common
Also: multitude, mass (of people), large number
Example sentences
Υπάρχει πλήθος κόσμου στην πλατεία.
There is a crowd of people in the square.
Ένα μεγάλο πλήθος περίμενε έξω από το γήπεδο.
A large crowd was waiting outside the stadium.
Το πλήθος άρχισε να φωνάζει όταν μπήκε ο τραγουδιστής στη σκηνή.
The crowd began to shout when the singer came on stage.
Η αστυνομία προσπάθησε να συγκρατήσει το πλήθος έξω από το κτίριο.
The police tried to hold back the crowd outside the building.
Υπάρχει πλήθος αποδείξεων που στηρίζουν αυτή τη θεωρία.
There is a multitude of evidence supporting this theory.
Το πλήθος των παραγόντων που επηρεάζουν την οικονομία καθιστά την πρόβλεψη εξαιρετικά δύσκολη.
The multitude of factors affecting the economy makes forecasting extremely difficult.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το πλήθος | τα πλήθη |
| Genitive | του πλήθους | των πληθών |
| Accusative | το πλήθος | τα πλήθη |
| Vocative | πλήθος | πλήθη |
Word family
πληθυσμόςpopulation
πληθαίνωto increase, multiply
πλήρηςfullπληθυντικόςplural (grammatical term)
πληθώραplethora, great abundance
Etymology
Πλήθος comes from Ancient Greek πλῆθος, meaning fullness, abundance, or a large gathering of people. It is tied to the verb πίμπλημι, to fill, and ultimately to a root meaning to fill or make full. The word kept its core sense across the history of Greek: something that has grown large in number or amount.
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