ματαιότης

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ματαιότης. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ματαιότης, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ματαιότης in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ματαιότης you have here. The definition of the word ματαιότης will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofματαιότης, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μᾰ́ταιος (mátaios, empty) +‎ -της (-tēs).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μᾰταιότης (mataiótēsf (genitive μᾰταιότητος); third declension

  1. emptiness, purposelessness, futility

Inflection

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ματαιότης (mataiótēs).

Noun

ματαιότης (mataiótisf

  1. Katharevousa form of ματαιότητα (mataiótita)
    ματαιότης ματαιοτήτων, τα πάντα ματαιότης
    mataiótis mataiotíton, ta pánta mataiótis
    Vanity of vanities; all is vanity. (Ecclesiastes)