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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀτυχία (atukhía).[1] By surface analysis, α- (a-) + τύχ(η) (tých(i)) + -ία (-ía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.tiˈçi.a/
- Hyphenation: α‧τυ‧χί‧α
Noun
ατυχία • (atychía) f (plural ατυχίες)
- misfortune, bad luck, ill-fortune, adversity
- misfortune, accident (physical event)
Declension
Synonyms
- ατύχημα n (atýchima, “accident”)
- ατυχής (atychís, “unlucky”, adjective)
- άτυχος (átychos, “unlucky”, adjective)
- ατυχώ (atychó, “to be unlucky”)
- ατυχώς (atychós, “unluckily”, adverb)
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