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ύψος
height /ˈip.sos/
nounB1#1578 most common
Also: altitude, elevation
Example sentences
Ποιο είναι το ύψος σου;
What is your height?
Ο πύργος έχει ύψος εκατό μέτρων.
The tower has a height of one hundred meters.
Το αεροπλάνο πετάει σε ύψος δέκα χιλιάδων μέτρων.
The plane flies at an altitude of ten thousand meters.
Φοβάμαι το ύψος, γι' αυτό αποφεύγω τα ψηλά κτίρια.
I am afraid of heights, so I avoid tall buildings.
Το ύψος της γέφυρας εντυπωσίασε τους μηχανικούς.
The height of the bridge impressed the engineers.
Η εταιρεία έφτασε σε νέα ύψη φέτος, ξεπερνώντας κάθε πρόβλεψη.
The company reached new heights this year, surpassing every forecast.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το ύψος | τα ύψη |
| Genitive | του ύψους | των υψών |
| Accusative | το ύψος | τα ύψη |
| Vocative | ύψος | ύψη |
Word family
υψηλόςhigh, tall
υψώνωto raise, to lift upύψωμαan elevation, a rise in terrain
υψόμετροaltitude, elevation above sea level
Etymology
Ύψος comes from Ancient Greek ὕψος, an abstract noun built on the same root as the adverb ὕψι, meaning "on high" or "aloft". That root goes back to a Proto-Indo-European word for "up" or "over". The noun kept its meaning of physical height across the history of Greek into the modern language.
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