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)

1. fight, efforts, struggle
2. (capitalised): the Greek War of Independence

   Ο Αγώνας, Ο Αγώνας του 1821

   O Agónas, O Agónas tou 1821

   The Greek War of Independence of 1821.

3. (sports) race, game, match
4. (in the plural) the Games (the Olympic Games)

   οι ολυμπιακοί αγώνες

   oi olympiakoí agónes

   The Olympic Games

Declension

Declension of αγώνας

	singular	plural
nominative	αγώνας (agónas)	αγώνες (agónes)
genitive	αγώνα (agóna)	αγώνων (agónon)
accusative	αγώνα (agóna)	αγώνες (agónes)
vocative	αγώνα (agóna)	αγώνες (agónes)

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)