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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Koine Greek αὐταρχία (autarkhía, “absolute power, autocracy, autarchy”), partially a semantic loan from French autocratie via Ancient Greek αὐτοκρατής (autokratḗs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ftaɾˈçi.a/
- Hyphenation: αυ‧τάρ‧χί‧α
Noun
αυταρχία • (aftarchía) f (plural αυταρχίες)
- (politics) absolute sovereignty, independence, autarky
- (government) autarchy, autocracy, absolutism, despotism, authoritarian rule
- Synonyms: απολυταρχία f (apolytarchía), δεσποτισμός m (despotismós)
Declension
See also
- αυτάρκεια f (aftárkeia, “self-sufficiency, independence, autarky”)
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