αμάθεια

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμαθ(ία) (amathía) with metaplasm to ‑εια, based on adjective αμαθής, as in the group of pairs[1] of adjective-abstract nouns.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈma.θi.a/
  • Hyphenation: α‧μά‧θει‧α

Noun

αμάθεια (amátheiaf (plural αμάθειες)

  1. ignorance
  2. illiteracy

Declension

Declension of αμάθεια
singular plural
nominative αμάθεια (amátheia) αμάθειες (amátheies)
genitive αμάθειας (amátheias) αμαθειών (amatheión)
accusative αμάθεια (amátheia) αμάθειες (amátheies)
vocative αμάθεια (amátheia) αμάθειες (amátheies)

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ See -ης and -εια suffixes.
  2. ^ αμάθεια, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language