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χάσιμο
loss (the act of losing) /ˈxasimo/
nounB2#2219 most common
Also: waste (of time/effort), losing, missing (a chance)
Example sentences
Είναι χάσιμο χρόνου.
It's a waste of time.
Αυτό το βιβλίο δεν είναι χάσιμο χρόνου· αξίζει να το διαβάσεις.
This book isn't a waste of time; it's worth reading.
Το χάσιμο της δουλειάς του τον στενοχώρησε πολύ.
The loss of his job upset him a great deal.
Ο γιατρός ανησυχεί για το γρήγορο χάσιμο βάρους της ασθενούς.
The doctor is concerned about the patient's rapid weight loss.
Ο φόβος του χασίματος τον παρέλυε κάθε φορά που έπαιζε.
The fear of losing paralyzed him every time he played.
Το αλλεπάλληλο χάσιμο ευκαιριών στο δεύτερο ημίχρονο τούς στοίχισε τον τίτλο.
The repeated squandering of chances in the second half cost them the title.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | χάσιμο | χασίματα |
| Genitive | χασίματος | χασιμάτων |
| Accusative | χάσιμο | χασίματα |
| Vocative | χάσιμο | χασίματα |
Word family
χάνωto lose; to miss
χαμένοςlost; missing; wasted
χασούραloss (esp. financial); a losing proposition
χαμόςloss, ruin; (colloquial) uproar, chaos
Etymology
χάσιμο is a deverbal noun built on the perfective stem (χασ-) of the verb χάνω 'to lose,' plus the productive neuter suffix -ιμο, which forms nouns naming the act or result of an action. The verb χάνω is traditionally linked to the Ancient Greek family χαίνω/χάσκω 'to gape, yawn open,' reflecting a semantic shift from 'letting gape open' to 'letting go, losing.' That same root underlies Greek χάος 'chaos, gaping void,' going back to PIE *ǵʰeh₂- 'to gape, yawn.'
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