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χρόνος
time /ˈxronos/
nounA1#40 most common
Also: year, tense (grammar)
Example sentences
Δεν έχω χρόνο.
I don't have time.
Πέρασε πολύς χρόνος από τότε.
A lot of time has passed since then.
Χρειάζομαι περισσότερο χρόνο για να τελειώσω.
I need more time to finish.
Με τον χρόνο, όλα γίνονται πιο εύκολα.
With time, everything becomes easier.
Ο χρόνος που αφιερώνουμε στους φίλους μας δεν είναι ποτέ χαμένος.
The time we devote to our friends is never wasted.
Στη φιλοσοφία, ο χρόνος θεωρείται συχνά μια ψευδαίσθηση που γεννά το ίδιο το ανθρώπινο μυαλό.
In philosophy, time is often regarded as an illusion produced by the human mind itself.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | χρόνος | χρόνοι |
| Genitive | χρόνου | χρόνων |
| Accusative | χρόνο | χρόνους |
| Vocative | χρόνε | χρόνοι |
Word family
χρονικόςtemporal, chronological
χρονιάyear
χρόνιοςchronic, persistent
χρονόμετροstopwatch, chronometer
χρονολογίαdate, chronology
Etymology
Modern Greek χρόνος continues Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos) 'time, duration', a word already central in Homeric and Classical Greek. Its deeper origin is disputed and no secure Proto-Indo-European root has been established. The stem spread internationally through learned borrowing, giving English the 'chrono-' family (chronology, chronic, chronometer), though those are loans from Greek rather than inherited cognates.
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