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όγκος
volume /ˈoŋɡos/
nounB1#1809 most common
Also: bulk/mass, tumor, workload (figurative)
Example sentences
Ο όγκος του κουτιού είναι μικρός.
The volume of the box is small.
Πρέπει να υπολογίσουμε τον όγκο του νερού.
We need to calculate the volume of the water.
Ο γιατρός βρήκε έναν όγκο στο στήθος της.
The doctor found a tumor in her chest.
Ο όγκος της δουλειάς αυξήθηκε φέτος.
The volume of work increased this year.
Ο όγκος του εμπορίου μεταξύ των δύο χωρών διπλασιάστηκε.
The trade volume between the two countries doubled.
Η βιοψία επιβεβαίωσε ότι ο όγκος ήταν καλοήθης.
The biopsy confirmed that the tumor was benign.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ο όγκος | οι όγκοι |
| Genitive | του όγκου | των όγκων |
| Accusative | τον όγκο | τους όγκους |
| Vocative | όγκε | όγκοι |
Word family
ογκώδηςbulky, massive
ογκολογίαoncology
εξόγκωμαswelling, protrusion
όγκωσηswelling
ογκομετρίαvolumetry, volume measurement
Etymology
The word comes from Ancient Greek ὄγκος, meaning bulk, mass, or swelling. Its ultimate root is not firmly established, so no reconstructed ancestor form can be given with confidence. The same Greek word supplied the combining form onco- used in modern scientific vocabulary, most visibly in oncology, the study of tumors.
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