kudos
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek κῦδος (kudos, “praise, renownâ€).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
kudos (uncountable)
Praise; accolades.
- The talented, young playwright received kudos for his new drama.
[edit] Usage notes
The noun kudos was originally a mass noun, but is now sometimes taken as a plural noun, either as a plural tantum, or as the plural of a new noun kudo. However, this plural treatment is frequently proscribed.
[edit] Translations
praise, accolades
[edit] Finnish
[edit] Etymology
Derived from the verb kutoa (“to knit, weaveâ€).
[edit] Noun
kudos
[edit] Declension
Declension of kudos (type vastaus)
singular plural
