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Hi folks, just to ask - could there another meaning/usage for "σύνδεσμος" besides conjunction/link in the grammatical sense? Growing up in a greek-canadian household, I follow a lot soccer from greece, and my favorite team's full name is : "Oλυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς" (Olympiakos). Could "σύνδεσμος" therefore also mean club or organisation? Σας ευχαριστώ πολύ
Sure. The word comes from the verb "συνδέω = to connect" and it has several meanings, all having to do with connections or being together or being held together. Among other things, it means an association of people with common goals or interests (such as Olympiakos or ΣΕΒ, Σύνδεσμος Επιχειρήσεων και Βιομηχανιών = Association of Companies and Industries, formerly Σύνδεσμος Ελληνικών Βιομηχανιών = Association of Greek Industries), a liaison (intermediary) in the spy/secret organization sense and a link in the digital sense (hyperlink = υπερσύνδεσμος) (Source: Babiniotis dictionary, 2nd edition).
In particular, Olympiakos is sometimes referred to simply as "ο Σύνδεσμος" in sports articles and TV, to avoid repetition I guess.
We've decided to include "the link" since this is not a classroom lesson and since there are many other cases on Duo where there is non-standard usage. Again thank you for your help.
And here I was thinking learning how to count to ten was more important than the word for "conjunction". I know nothing...
I'm confused why I need to know what a "conjunction" is in Greek before "how to go to the toilet"
We are teaching you how to create your own sentences not giving fixed expressions which can be found on other courses such as as those for tourists etc. But if you find these troublesome, you can go on to more interesting exercises in the following skills. Btw the new tree does not contain this material...so yes we agree with you.
Yes, that's understandable. What I suggest is to use the Drop-Down hints to do the translations and move on to more interesting lessons. And don't worry about finishing the Skill.
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