κοινωνία

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Greek

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Etymology

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Borrowed learnedly from Ancient Greek κοινωνίᾱ (koinōníā).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ki.noˈni.a/
  • Hyphenation: κοι‧νω‧νί‧α

Noun

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κοινωνία (koinoníaf (plural κοινωνίες)

  1. community
    σοσιαλιστική κοινωνίαsosialistikí koinoníasocialist community
    κλειστή κοινωνίαkleistí koinoníaclosed community
  2. society, communion (a group of people with a shared culture)
    η κοινωνία της αφθονίαςi koinonía tis afthoníasthe affluent society
  3. (Christianity) communion
    Θεία κοινωνίαTheía koinoníaHoly Communion

Declension

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Further reading

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