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σύσταση
recommendation /ˈsistasi/
nounC1#3054 most common
Also: composition (chemical/material makeup), formation or establishment (of a company or body), formal warning or caution
Example sentences
Χρειάζομαι μια σύσταση για τη δουλειά.
I need a recommendation for the job.
Ο καθηγητής μου έγραψε μια καλή σύσταση.
My professor wrote me a good recommendation.
Ακολουθήστε τις συστάσεις του γιατρού σας.
Follow your doctor's recommendations.
Η χημική σύσταση του νερού είναι γνωστή σε όλους.
The chemical composition of water is known to everyone.
Η σύσταση της εταιρείας ολοκληρώθηκε τον περασμένο μήνα.
The company's formation was completed last month.
Χωρίς σύσταση από κάποιον έμπιστο, δύσκολα θα τον προσλάμβαναν σε τόσο υψηλή θέση.
Without a recommendation from someone trustworthy, they would hardly have hired him for such a high position.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η σύσταση | οι συστάσεις |
| Genitive | της σύστασης | των συστάσεων |
| Accusative | τη σύσταση | τις συστάσεις |
| Vocative | σύσταση | συστάσεις |
Word family
συνιστώto recommend, or to constitute/establish
συστατικόingredient or component
συστατική επιστολήletter of recommendation
σύστημαsystemσυστηματικόςsystematic
Etymology
Σύσταση is the noun form of the verb συνιστώ, itself built from συν- (together) and the ancient verb ίστημι (to stand, to place). The core sense is things being made to stand together, whether that means people, parts of a substance, or a new organization. From there the word branched into recommendation, composition, and formal establishment.
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