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συλλογή (sillogí)

English: collection

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Linguistic Information

Word Typenoun
Genderfeminine
Casenominative
NumberSingular

About συλλογή

As a noun, συλλογή is of the feminine gender and is in the nominative case in Greek grammar. It can help you understand sentence structure and word forms better.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: συλ‧λο‧γή

Definitions & Examples

  • noun:
    collection, compilation, assortment, picking
    Examples:
    • Κάνω συλλογή νομισμάτων. (Káno syllogí nomismáton.) — I make a collection of coins. (I collect coins)
  • noun:
    (less frequent) meditation, mental absorption, preoccupation, musing, contemplation, care, concern
    Examples:
    • Έπεσε σε βαθιά συλλογή. (Épese se vathiá syllogí.) — literally: She/He fell into deep thought.
    • Τα λόγια του με έριξαν σε βαθιά συλλογή. (Ta lógia tou me érixan se vathiá syllogí.) — literally: His words dropped me into deep contemplation.
    • Synonyms: περισυλλογή (perisyllogí), περίσκεψη (perískepsi) (both, more frequent)