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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, inquiry; knowing, understanding; knowledge).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɣno.si/
  • Hyphenation: γνώ‧ση

Noun

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γνώση (gnósif (plural γνώσεις)

  1. knowledge, scholarship (knowing; understanding)
  2. prudence, circumspection (only in the singular)

Declension

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singular plural
nominative γνώση (gnósi) γνώσεις (gnóseis)
genitive γνώσης (gnósis) γνώσεων (gnóseon)
accusative γνώση (gnósi) γνώσεις (gnóseis)
vocative γνώση (gnósi) γνώσεις (gnóseis)

Also, older or formal genitive singlar: γνώσεως (gnóseos)

Derived terms

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  • πεδίο γνώσης n (pedío gnósis, field of knowledge)
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See also

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Further reading

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Pontic Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis).

Noun

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γνώση (gnósif

  1. knowledge
  2. reason, mind, intelligence

Descendants

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  • Laz: ნოსი (nosi), ღნოსი (ğnosi)

References

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  • Papadópoulos, Ánthimos (1958–1961) “γνώση”, in Ιστορικόν λεξικόν της ποντικής διαλέκτου [An historical dictionary of the Pontic dialect] (Παράρτημα περιοδικού «Αρχείον Πόντου»; 3), Athens: Myrtidis, pages 234–235