διοίκηση

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διοίκησις (dioíkēsis) with -ση (-si) ending.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ðiˈi.ci.si/
  • Hyphenation: δι‧οί‧κη‧ση

Noun

διοίκηση • (dioíkisi) f (plural διοικήσεις)

  1. administration (the act of administering)
    Near-synonym: διαχείριση f (diacheírisi)
    διοίκηση επιχειρήσεων ― dioíkisi epicheiríseon ― business administration
    Δημόσια διοίκηση ― Dimósia dioíkisi ― public administration
  2. administration (a body that administers; a body of administrators)
  3. administrative headquarters

Declension
declension of διοίκηση
case     \     number singular plural
nominative διοίκηση • διοικήσεις •
genitive διοίκησης • διοικήσεων •
accusative διοίκηση • διοικήσεις •
vocative διοίκηση • διοικήσεις •
Older or formal genitive singular: διοικήσεως •

References
  1. διοίκηση - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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