αρχαιολογία
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See also: ἀρχαιολογία
Greek
Etymology
From αρχαίος (archaíos, “ancient, antique”) + -λογία (-logía, “science, study”), partial semantic loan from French archéologie (“archæology; the scientific study of the past”) from Ancient Greek ἀρχαιολογία (arkhaiología, “book of old stories, legends, traditions; written account of history”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “old, ancient”) + λόγος (lógos, “reason, thought, explanation”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā, abstract noun suffix).
Pronunciation
Noun
αρχαιολογία • (archaiología) f (plural αρχαιολογίες)
- archaeology (UK), archeology (chiefly US)
- Synonym: αρχαιολ. (archaiol.)
- (figurative) antique, very old object
- (figurative) elderly person with antiquated notions
Declension
declension of αρχαιολογία
| case \ number | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αρχαιολογία • | αρχαιολογίες • |
| genitive | αρχαιολογίας • | αρχαιολογιών • |
| accusative | αρχαιολογία • | αρχαιολογίες • |
| vocative | αρχαιολογία • | αρχαιολογίες • |
Related terms
- see: αρχαίος (archaíos, “ancient, very old”, adjective)
Further reading
αρχαιολογία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- αρχαιολογία - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
