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χτυπήμα
blow /ˈxtipima/
nounB2#2539 most common
Also: knock, strike, attack
Example sentences
Το χτύπημα ήταν δυνατό.
The blow was hard.
Άκουσα ένα χτύπημα στην πόρτα.
I heard a knock at the door.
Ο μποξέρ δέχτηκε ένα δυνατό χτύπημα στο πρόσωπο.
The boxer took a hard blow to the face.
Το χτύπημα στο κεφάλι τον άφησε αναίσθητο για λίγα λεπτά.
The blow to the head left him unconscious for a few minutes.
Η οικονομική κρίση ήταν σοβαρό χτύπημα για τη μικρή επιχείρηση.
The economic crisis was a serious blow to the small business.
Οι αρχές εξαπέλυσαν αιφνιδιαστικό χτύπημα εναντίον του δικτύου διακίνησης ναρκωτικών.
The authorities launched a surprise strike against the drug trafficking network.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το χτύπημα | τα χτυπήματα |
| Genitive | του χτυπήματος | των χτυπημάτων |
| Accusative | το χτύπημα | τα χτυπήματα |
| Vocative | χτύπημα | χτυπήματα |
Word family
χτυπώ / χτυπάωto hit, strike, knock, beat
χτύποςa beat, knock, thud (sound)
χτυπητόςbeaten/whipped; also flashy, eye-catching
χτυπημένοςhit, injured; colloquially, traumatized
καρδιοχτύπιheartbeat, heart-pounding
Etymology
Χτύπημα is a noun formed from the verb χτυπώ (also spelled κτυπώ), meaning to hit, strike, or knock. The verb's ultimate origin is debated among Greek etymologists, and some link it to an imitative, sound-based root rather than a clear inherited one. The suffix -ημα turns the verb into a noun naming the act or result of striking.
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