αγία

• Αγία (Agía) (for official Saints)
• άγια (ágia) (colloquial)

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈʝi.a/

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• Hyphenation: α‧γί‧α

αγία • (agía)

1. nominative/accusative/vocative feminine singular of άγιος (ágios)

αγία • (agía) f (plural άγιες, masculine άγιος) (neuter: άγιο)

1. saint (female)

   Ζει ζωή αγίας. ― Zei zoḯ agías. ― She lives a life of a saint.

   for names of Saints, see the feminine form of adjective as in η αγία Αικατερίνη ― i agía Aikateríni ― Saint Catherine

   1. for names of churches see → Αγία (Agía)
2. (figuratively) with a saint's characteristics (patience, love, piousness)

   Η πεθερά μου είναι μία αγία. Πώς άντεχε το γιο της;

   I petherá mou eínai mía agía. Pós ánteche to gio tis?

   My mother-in-law is a saint. How did she put up with her son?

Compare to declension of adjective

The plural αγίες is a frequently used form, since the 17th century, probably under the influence of the ancient accusative plural τὰς ἁγίας.

• Αγία f (Agía, “Saint”)
• Αγια- f (Agia-, “Saint”)

• and see: άγιος (ágios, “saint”)