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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αὐθαίρετος (authaíretos, “by free choice”), from αὐθ- (auth-), form of αὐτο- (auto-) + αἱρετός (hairetós) < verb αἱρέω (hairéō).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈfθe.ɾe.tos/
- Hyphenation: αυ‧θαί‧ρε‧τος
Adjective
αυθαίρετος • (afthaíretos) m (feminine αυθαίρετη, neuter αυθαίρετο)
- arbitrary (without logic)
- unauthorised (UK), unauthorized (US)
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Coordinate terms
- see: αυθεντία f (afthentía, “authority”)
- αυθαιρεσία f (afthairesía, “abuse of power”)
- αυθαίρετα (afthaíreta, “without permission”, adverb)
- αυθαίρετο n (afthaíreto, “arbitrariness; unauthorised building”)
- αυθαιρετούχος (afthairetoúchos, “owning an illegal building”, adj)
- αυθαιρετώ (afthairetó, “to be arbitrary”)
- and see: αιρώ (airó, “to remove”)
References
- ^ αυθαίρετος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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