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τόπος
place /ˈto.pos/
nounA2#782 most common
Also: location, spot, homeland/native region
Example sentences
Αυτός είναι ένας όμορφος τόπος.
This is a beautiful place.
Ψάχνω έναν ήσυχο τόπο για διακοπές.
I'm looking for a quiet place for a vacation.
Ο τόπος καταγωγής της είναι η Θεσσαλονίκη.
Her place of origin is Thessaloniki.
Επισκεφτήκαμε πολλούς ιστορικούς τόπους στην Ελλάδα.
We visited many historic places in Greece.
Η διαπραγμάτευση έγινε σε ουδέτερο τόπο, ώστε να νιώθουν ασφαλείς και οι δύο πλευρές.
The negotiation took place in a neutral location, so that both sides would feel safe.
Ο τόπος του εγκλήματος είχε σφραγιστεί ερμητικά, ώστε να μην αλλοιωθεί κανένα αποδεικτικό στοιχείο.
The crime scene had been hermetically sealed, so that no piece of evidence would be tampered with.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | τόπος | τόποι |
| Genitive | τόπου | τόπων |
| Accusative | τόπο | τόπους |
| Vocative | τόπε | τόποι |
Word family
τοπικόςlocal
τοποθεσίαlocation, site
τοποθετώto place, to position
τοπίοlandscape, scenery
εντόπιοςlocal, native
Etymology
Modern Greek τόπος is inherited unchanged from Ancient Greek τόπος (tópos) 'place, region, position', already common in classical Greek. Its deeper Proto-Indo-European origin is uncertain and no secure cognates outside Greek have been established. Through learned borrowing the word supplied the international combining element seen in 'topic', 'topography', 'topology' and 'utopia'.
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