"αφορμή" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Greek]

IPA: /afoɾˈmi/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀφορμή (aphormḗ), from ἀφ’ (aph’) / ἀπό (apó, “from”) + ὁρμή (hormḗ, “attack, rush”). Etymology templates: {{inh|el|grc|ἀφορμή}} Ancient Greek ἀφορμή (aphormḗ), {{m|grc|ἀφ’||}} ἀφ’ (aph’), {{m|grc|ἀπό||from}} ἀπό (apó, “from”), {{m|grc|ὁρμή||attack, rush}} ὁρμή (hormḗ, “attack, rush”) Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||plural|αφορμές|||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=}} αφορμή • (aformí) f (plural αφορμές), {{el-noun|f|αφορμές}} αφορμή • (aformí) f (plural αφορμές) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|αφορμή|αφορμές|αφορμής|αφορμών|αφορμή|αφορμές|αφορμή|αφορμές|note=}} Forms: aformí [romanization], αφορμές [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], αφορμή [nominative, singular], αφορμές [nominative, plural], αφορμής [genitive, singular], αφορμών [genitive, plural], αφορμή [accusative, singular], αφορμές [accusative, plural], αφορμή [singular, vocative], αφορμές [plural, vocative]
  1. pretext, cause, reason, motive, excuse, occasion (surface/trigger event or circumstance)
    Sense id: en-αφορμή-el-noun-lgUH65Nk Categories (other): Greek nouns declining like 'γραμμή' Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'γραμμή': 66 34
  2. grudge, complaint (long-term animosity or ill will about something or someone) Synonyms (grudge): μνησικακία (mnisikakía) [feminine], κακία (kakía) [feminine]
    Sense id: en-αφορμή-el-noun-mcX47d-V Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of 'grudge': 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: αιτία (aitía) [feminine, reason] [cause], λόγος (lógos) [masculine, reason] [cause], πρόφαση (prófasi) [feminine, reason] [cause], πρόσχημα (próschima) [neuter, reason] [cause], δικαιολογία (dikaiología) [feminine, reason] [cause] Related terms: αφορμώμαι (aformómai) (english: to use as an excuse, to use to begin)

Inflected forms

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