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υπομονή
patience /ipomoˈni/
nounB1#1111 most common
Also: endurance, perseverance
Example sentences
Έχω υπομονή.
I have patience.
Χρειάζεσαι υπομονή για αυτή τη δουλειά.
You need patience for this job.
Η μητέρα μου έχει πολλή υπομονή με τα παιδιά.
My mother has a lot of patience with the children.
Χάνω την υπομονή μου όταν περιμένω στην ουρά.
I lose my patience when I wait in line.
Η υπομονή του δασκάλου βοήθησε τους μαθητές να μάθουν χωρίς άγχος.
The teacher's patience helped the students learn without anxiety.
Παρά τις αντιξοότητες, η υπομονή της αποδείχθηκε πιο δυνατή από κάθε δυσκολία.
Despite the hardships, her patience proved stronger than any difficulty.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η υπομονή | οι υπομονές |
| Genitive | της υπομονής | των υπομονών |
| Accusative | την υπομονή | τις υπομονές |
| Vocative | υπομονή | υπομονές |
Word family
υπομένωto endure, to bear
υπομονετικόςpatient
ανυπόμονοςimpatient
ανυπομονησίαimpatience
Etymology
The word comes from ancient Greek ὑπομονή, a noun built on the verb ὑπομένω, meaning to remain or hold out under something. The verb itself joins the prefix ὑπό (under) with μένω (to remain, to stay). Over time the sense of physically staying put under a burden shifted to the emotional sense of enduring patiently.
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