πείραμα

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Greek

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Etymology

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Either inherited from Byzantine Greek or learned borrowing from Koine Greek πείραμα (peírama, result of experience), from Ancient Greek πειρῶμαι (peirômai) +‎ -μα (-ma) (see Ancient Greek πειρᾰ́ω (peiráō)), with semantic loan from English experiment.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpi.ɾa.ma/
  • Hyphenation: πεί‧ρα‧μα

Noun

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πείραμα (peíraman (plural πειράματα)

  1. experiment (test under controlled conditions)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ πείραμα”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998

Further reading

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