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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑπερηφανία (huperēphanía, “pride, arrogance”) by procope, from ῠ̔πέρ (hupér, “over, above”) + φᾱνός (phānós, “appearing, shining, bright, resplendent”) from φαίνω (phaínō, “to appear, show forth, shine”) from Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine”). Equivalent to περήφανος (perífanos, “proud”) + -ία (-ía).
Pronunciation
Noun
περηφάνια • (perifánia) f (uncountable)
- pride
- arrogance
Declension
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περηφάνιας •
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