συνέχεια
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek συνέχεια (sunékheia).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siˈneçia/
- Hyphenation: συ‧νέ‧χει‧α
Adverb
συνέχεια • (synécheia)
- continuously, nonstop (without pause)
- Σηκώθηκε και μιλούσε τρεις ώρες συνέχεια. ― Sikóthike kai miloúse treis óres synécheia. ― He got up and spoke nonstop for three hours.
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- continuously, consecutively (without break)
- Τα δωμάτιά τους είναι συνέχεια το ένα στο άλλο. ― Ta domátiá tous eínai synécheia to éna sto állo. ― Their rooms are consecutively next to one another.
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Synonyms
Antonyms
- (continuously, nonstop): ποτέ (poté, “never”), σπάνια (spánia, “rarely”), αραιά και πού (araiá kai poú, “every now and then”), πού και πού (poú kai poú, “now and then”)
Noun
συνέχεια • (synécheia) f (plural συνέχειες)
- continuation, continuity, continuance (the quality of being continuous without interruption)
- η αδιάσπαστη συνέχεια της ελληνικής γλώσσας ― i adiáspasti synécheia tis ellinikís glóssas ― the unbroken continuity of the Greek language
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- continuation, rest (that which extends, increases, supplements, or carries on)
- Ποτέ δε μάθαμε τη συνέχεια της ιστορίας. ― Poté de máthame ti synécheia tis istorías. ― We never found out the rest of the story.
- Η υπόθεση έχει τραγική συνέχεια. ― I ypóthesi échei tragikí synécheia. ― The case has a tragic continuation.
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- (in the plural following σε) bits and pieces, little by little, bit by bit (information or parts presented gradually but still making up a cohesive whole)
- Έμαθα την ιστορία σε συνέχειες, διότι διέκοπταν συνεχώς. ― Ématha tin istoría se synécheies, dióti diékoptan synechós. ― I learnt the story in bits and pieces because they were constantly interrupting.
- Το πρόγραμμα μεταδόθηκε σε συνέχειες. ― To prógramma metadóthike se synécheies. ― The programme was broadcast bit by bit.
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- (typography) hyphen (The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term)
- (medicine) symphysis (cartilaginous material that adjoins and facilitates the junction of bones)
- ενδομητρική συνέχεια ― endomitrikí synécheia ― pubic symphysis
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Declension
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (continuation, continuity): ασυνέχεια f (asynécheia, “discontinuity”)
Derived terms
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