αναίτιος

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Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ἀναίτιος (anaítios). By surface analysis, αν- (an-, privative) +‎ αίτιος (aítios, liable, accountable).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈne.ti.os/
  • Hyphenation: α‧ναί‧τι‧ος

Adjective

αναίτιος (anaítiosm (feminine αναίτια, neuter αναίτιο)

  1. unjustified, causeless
  2. innocent, blameless

Declension

References

  1. ^ αναίτιος - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ αναίτιος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language