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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek αἶσχος (aîskhos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈesxos/
- Hyphenation: αί‧σχος
Noun
αίσχος • (aíschos) n (plural αίσχη)
- (sometimes plural) disgrace, shame (something to regret)
Είδαμε το αισχος της πείνας στις χώρες της Αφρικής.- Eídame to aischos tis peínas stis chóres tis Afrikís.
- We saw the disgrace of hunger in the African countries.
Η εφημερίδα αποκάλυψε τα αίσχη στον κόσμο της μόδας.- I efimerída apokálypse ta aíschi ston kósmo tis módas.
- The newspaper revealed the disgraces of the fashion world.
- (by extension, attributive) bad, awful, crap (anything bad or of low quality)
Η ταινία ήταν αίσχος.- I tainía ítan aíschos.
- The film was awful.
Declension
Declension of αίσχος
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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αίσχος (aíschos)
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αίσχη (aíschi)
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genitive
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αίσχους (aíschous)
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αισχών (aischón)
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accusative
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αίσχος (aíschos)
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αίσχη (aíschi)
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vocative
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αίσχος (aíschos)
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αίσχη (aíschi)
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Synonyms
- (disgrace, shame): ντροπή f (ntropí), όνειδος n (óneidos), αχρειότητα f (achreiótita), ατιμία f (atimía), καταισχύνη f (kataischýni), εξευτελισμός m (exeftelismós), χυδαιότητα f (chydaiótita), ρεζίλεμα n (rezílema)
- (bad, awful): απαίσιος (apaísios), απαράδεκτος (aparádektos)
Antonyms
Interjection
αίσχος • (aíschos)
- shame, disgraceful, outrageous
- Όλοι οι εργάτες στην απεργία φώναζαν «αισχος!». ― Óloi oi ergátes stin apergía fónazan «aischos!». ― All the workers on strike were shouting 'shame!'.
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “shame, disgraceful”): μπράβο (brávo, “well done, bravo”), εύγε (évge, “well done”)