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φέτος
this year /ˈfe.tos/
adverbB1#1384 most common
Also: this year's (in context), in the current year
Example sentences
Φέτος είναι ζεστό το καλοκαίρι.
This year the summer is hot.
Φέτος δεν πήγαμε διακοπές.
This year we did not go on vacation.
Φέτος τα Χριστούγεννα θα τα περάσουμε με την οικογένεια.
This year we will spend Christmas with the family.
Η σοδειά φέτος ήταν καλύτερη από πέρσι.
This year's harvest was better than last year's.
Φέτος συμπληρώνονται δέκα χρόνια από τότε που παντρευτήκαμε.
This year marks ten years since we got married.
Παρά την οικονομική κρίση, φέτος τα κέρδη της εταιρείας αυξήθηκαν σημαντικά.
Despite the economic crisis, the company's profits rose significantly this year.
Word family
έτοςyear (formal register)
πέρσιlast year
φετινόςthis year's
ετήσιοςannual, yearlyεφέτοςthis year (older, less common variant)
Etymology
Φέτος comes from the earlier Greek form εφέτος, a fusion of the preposition επί (on, upon) and το έτος (the year). Over time speakers dropped the initial vowel, and εφέτος shortened to φέτος in everyday speech. The root έτος, meaning year, goes back to a very old Indo-European word for year or season. Both εφέτος and φέτος still exist in Greek today, with φέτος far more common in ordinary conversation.
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