χαιρεκακία
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Greek
Etymology
Learnedly, from Hellenistic Koine Greek χαιρεκακία (khairekakía), from χαιρέκακ(ος) (khairékak(os)) + -ία (-ía). See the ancient χαίρω (khaírō, “rejoice”) & κακός (kakós, “bad, evil; ugly”).
Pronunciation
Noun
χαιρεκακία • (chairekakía) f (plural χαιρεκακίες)
Declension
declension of χαιρεκακία
| case \ number | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | χαιρεκακία • | χαιρεκακίες • |
| genitive | χαιρεκακίας • | χαιρεκακιών • |
| accusative | χαιρεκακία • | χαιρεκακίες • |
| vocative | χαιρεκακία • | χαιρεκακίες • |
Related terms
- χαιρέκακος (chairékakos, “maliciously gleeful, spiteful”)
- χαιρέκακα (chairékaka, “with malicious glee, spitefully”, adverb)
Further reading
- χαιρεκακία - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
χαιρεκακία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
