κυριαρχία
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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Koine Greek κυριαρχία (kuriarkhía).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
κυριαρχία • (kyriarchía) f
- domination, dominion, rule (the exercise of power in ruling)
- sovereignty (of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities)
- dominance, predominance, preponderance, supremacy (being in a position of power, authority or ascendancy over others)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | κυριαρχία (kyriarchía) | κυριαρχίες (kyriarchíes) |
| genitive | κυριαρχίας (kyriarchías) | κυριαρχιών (kyriarchión) |
| accusative | κυριαρχία (kyriarchía) | κυριαρχίες (kyriarchíes) |
| vocative | κυριαρχία (kyriarchía) | κυριαρχίες (kyriarchíes) |
Related terms
- αυτοκυριαρχία f (aftokyriarchía, “self-control”)
- κυριαρχικός (kyriarchikós)
- κυρίαρχος (kyríarchos)
- κυριαρχώ (kyriarchó)
- and see: κύριος m (kýrios, “master”) and άρχω (árcho, “to rule”)
References
- ^ κυριαρχία, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
κυριαρχία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
