μειοψηφία

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Greek

Etymology

Learnedly from μειο- (meio-) + ψήφ(ος) (psíf(os)) +‎ -ία (-ía), modelled on πλειοψηφία (pleiopsifía). A calque of French minorité.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mi.o.psiˈfi.a/
  • Hyphenation: μει‧ο‧ψη‧φί‧α

Noun

μειοψηφία (meiopsifíaf (plural μειοψηφίες)

  1. (politics or generally) minority (any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority)
    Synonym: (generally, rare in this sense) μειονότητα f (meionótita)
    Antonym: πλειοψηφία f (pleiopsifía)

Declension

singular plural
nominative μειοψηφία (meiopsifía) μειοψηφίες (meiopsifíes)
genitive μειοψηφίας (meiopsifías) μειοψηφιών (meiopsifión)
accusative μειοψηφία (meiopsifía) μειοψηφίες (meiopsifíes)
vocative μειοψηφία (meiopsifía) μειοψηφίες (meiopsifíes)

References

  1. ^ μειοψηφία, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language