αγώνας
See also: ἀγῶνας
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀγών (agṓn, “assembly, contest”).
Noun
αγώνας • (agónas) m (plural αγώνες)
- fight, efforts, struggle
- (capitalised): the Greek War of Independence
- Ο Αγώνας, Ο Αγώνας του 1821
- (sports) race, game, match
- (plural): the Games
- ο ολυμπιακοί αγώνες (the Olympic Games)
Declension
declension of αγώνας
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αγώνας • | αγώνες • |
| genitive | αγώνα • | αγώνων • |
| accusative | αγώνα • | αγώνες • |
| vocative | αγώνα • | αγώνες • |
Derived terms
- προκριματικός αγώνας m (prokrimatikós agónas, “heat, preliminary race”)
Related terms
- αγών m (agón, “struggle, match”)
- αγωνία f (agonía, “anxiety, anguish, impatience”)
- αγωνίζομαι (agonízomai, “to struggle, to strive, to fight”)
- αγώνισμα n (agónisma, “event”)
- αγωνιστής m (agonistís, “fighter, contender, breadwinner”)
- αγωνιστικός (agonistikós, “fighting, playing”)
- αγωνιστικότητα f (agonistikótita, “aggression, fighting spirit”)
- αγωνίστρια f (agonístria, “fighter”)
- αγωνιώ (agonió, “to be anxious, to be impatient”)
- αγωνιώδης (agoniódis, “anxious, anguished”)