αγώνας

See also: ἀγῶνας

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀγών (agṓn, “assembly, contest”). Doublet of αγών (agón), a borrowing.

Noun

αγώνας • (agónas) m (plural αγώνες)

fight, efforts, struggle
(capitalised): the Greek War of Independence
Ο Αγώνας, Ο Αγώνας του 1821
O Agónas, O Agónas tou 1821
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(sports) race, game, match
(in the plural) the Games
οι ολυμπιακοί αγώνες (the Olympic Games)

Declension

declension of αγώνας

case \ number	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, impatience”)
αγωνίζομαι (agonízomai, “to struggle, to fight”)
αγώνισμα n (agónisma, “event”)
αγωνιστής m (agonistís, “fighter, breadwinner”)
αγωνιστικός (agonistikós, “fighting, playing”, adjective)
αγωνιστικότητα f (agonistikótita, “aggression, fighting spirit”)
αγωνίστρια f (agonístria, “fighter”)
αγωνιώ (agonió, “to be anxious, to be impatient”)
αγωνιώδης (agoniódis, “anxious, anguished”)
ασυναγώνιστος (asynagónistos, “unrivalled”, adjective)

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