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τίμημα
price (cost paid, often figurative, as in a sacrifice or toll) /ˈti.mi.ma/
nounB2#2044 most common
Also: cost, toll, penalty (historical/legal sense)
Example sentences
Το τίμημα ήταν μεγάλο.
The price was high.
Πλήρωσε βαρύ τίμημα για το λάθος του.
He paid a heavy price for his mistake.
Η επιτυχία έχει το τίμημά της.
Success has its price.
Το τίμημα της ελευθερίας δεν είναι ποτέ μικρό.
The price of freedom is never small.
Η κυβέρνηση αγνόησε το κοινωνικό τίμημα των μεταρρυθμίσεων.
The government ignored the social cost of the reforms.
Το τίμημα που κατέβαλε η χώρα για την οικονομική σταθερότητα ήταν η αύξηση της ανεργίας.
The price the country paid for economic stability was rising unemployment.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το τίμημα | τα τιμήματα |
| Genitive | του τιμήματος | των τιμημάτων |
| Accusative | το τίμημα | τα τιμήματα |
| Vocative | τίμημα | τιμήματα |
Word family
τιμήprice, honor, value
τιμάω/τιμώto honor, to value, to price
τίμιοςhonest, fair-pricedτιμωρίαpunishment
άτιμοςdishonored, without honor
Etymology
Τίμημα comes from the verb τιμάω/τιμώ, meaning to value, honor, or set a price on something. That verb comes from τιμή, meaning price, honor, or worth. The suffix -μα turns a verb into a noun naming the result of the action, so τίμημα literally means the thing assessed, the value fixed on something. In ancient legal usage it named a penalty or assessed damages; in modern Greek it has settled into meaning the price or cost paid for something, often figuratively.
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