ανάκρουση
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνάκρουσις (anákrousis, “pushing up”), from ἀνακρούω (anakroúō, “I push up”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + κρούω (kroúō, “I strike”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈnakɾusi/
- Hyphenation: α‧νά‧κρου‧ση
Noun
ανάκρουση • (anákrousi) f (plural ανακρούσεις)
- (military) recoil (of a gun)
- (music) striking up, playing (especially of a rousing piece)
- backing off, backing out
- (naval) going astern
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ανάκρουση (anákrousi) | ανακρούσεις (anakroúseis) |
| genitive | ανάκρουσης (anákrousis) | ανακρούσεων (anakroúseon) |
| accusative | ανάκρουση (anákrousi) | ανακρούσεις (anakroúseis) |
| vocative | ανάκρουση (anákrousi) | ανακρούσεις (anakroúseis) |
Older or formal genitive singular: ανακρούσεως (anakroúseos)
Synonyms
- ανάκρουσμα n (anákrousma)
Related terms
- see: ανακρούω (anakroúo, “to reverse, to recoil, to play”)