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τυχαίος
random /tiˈçe.os/
adjectiveB1#1440 most common
Also: accidental, chance, casual
Example sentences
Διάλεξε έναν τυχαίο αριθμό.
Pick a random number.
Γνωριστήκαμε από μια τυχαία συνάντηση.
We met through a chance encounter.
Δεν είναι τυχαίο που πάντα αργεί.
It is no coincidence that he is always late.
Οι τυχαίοι περαστικοί σταμάτησαν να βοηθήσουν.
The random passersby stopped to help.
Η επιτροπή επέλεξε τυχαία δείγματα για τον ποιοτικό έλεγχο.
The committee selected random samples for quality control.
Οι τυχαίες διακυμάνσεις της αγοράς δυσχεραίνουν κάθε μακροπρόθεσμη πρόβλεψη.
The random fluctuations of the market make any long-term forecast difficult.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | τυχαίος | τυχαίοι |
| Genitive | τυχαίου | τυχαίων |
| Accusative | τυχαίο | τυχαίους |
| Vocative | τυχαίε | τυχαίοι |
Word family
τύχηluck, fortune, chance
τυχαίαby chance, randomly
τυχαιότηταrandomness
άτυχοςunlucky
ευτυχήςhappy, fortunateEtymology
τυχαίος comes from the noun τύχη, meaning luck or chance, which is tied to the verb τυγχάνω, to happen upon or attain by chance. The suffix -αίος turns the noun into an adjective, so τυχαίος literally means something like 'of chance' or 'happening by luck'. Linguists have not agreed on a secure origin for the τυχ- root further back than Greek itself.
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