κακοφωνία

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κᾰκόφωνος (kakóphōnos, ill-sounding, producing disagreeable sounds) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā), that from κακο- (kako-, bad) +‎ φωνή (phōnḗ, sound, voice).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κᾰκοφωνῐ́ᾱ (kakophōníāf (genitive κᾰκοφωνῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. an ill-sound, cacophony

Inflection

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Descendants

  • Russian: какофо́ния f (kakofónija)

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