αἰτία

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See also: αίτια, and αιτία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Either a derivative of αἴτῐος (aítios, causing; guilty) or directly from unattested *αἶτος (*aîtos, share). In either case, from *h₂ey- (to give), whence also αἰτέω (aitéō, to ask).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

αἰτῐ́ᾱ (aitíāf (genitive αἰτῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. charge, accusation, imputation, blame, guilt, fault
    1. (in a good sense) credit
    2. expostulation, admonition
  2. (philosophy) cause
  3. occasion, opportunity, motive
  4. category

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: αιτία (aitía)
  • English: aetiology, etiology

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “αἴτιος (> DER > Thence > αἰτία)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 45

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