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τάγμα
battalion /ˈta.ɣma/
nounB2#2933 most common
Also: religious order, taxonomic order (biology), class/rank
Example sentences
Το τάγμα είναι μεγάλο.
The battalion is big.
Ο στρατιώτης ανήκει σε αυτό το τάγμα.
The soldier belongs to this battalion.
Το τάγμα των πεζοναυτών έφτασε στο λιμάνι.
The marine battalion arrived at the port.
Ο μοναχός ανήκει σε ένα αυστηρό θρησκευτικό τάγμα.
The monk belongs to a strict religious order.
Το τάγμα εκπαιδεύτηκε σκληρά πριν από την επιχείρηση.
The battalion trained hard before the operation.
Τα τάγματα εφόδου διακρίθηκαν για την πειθαρχία τους στο πεδίο της μάχης.
The assault battalions stood out for their discipline on the battlefield.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το τάγμα | τα τάγματα |
| Genitive | του τάγματος | των ταγμάτων |
| Accusative | το τάγμα | τα τάγματα |
| Vocative | τάγμα | τάγματα |
Word family
τάσσωto arrange, put in order, assign
διατάσσωto order, command
σύνταγμαconstitution, or a regimentτάξηorder, class, gradeταξίαρχοςbrigadier
Etymology
Τάγμα comes from the verb τάσσω (also written τάττω), meaning to arrange or put in order. The suffix -μα forms nouns that name the result of an action, so τάγμα originally meant 'a thing arranged' or 'an ordered body'. Over time it settled on the sense of a group of people organized as a unit, most often a military division. The word has passed into Modern Greek largely unchanged, and now also covers religious orders and ranks in biological classification.
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