χορτοφαγία
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Greek
Etymology
χόρτο (chórto, “grass”) + -φαγία (-fagía, “eating, -phagy”). First attested 1897.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
χορτοφαγία • (chortofagía) f (uncountable)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | χορτοφαγία (chortofagía) |
| genitive | χορτοφαγίας (chortofagías) |
| accusative | χορτοφαγία (chortofagía) |
| vocative | χορτοφαγία (chortofagía) |
Synonyms
- ακρεοφαγία f (akreofagía, “abstinence from meat”)
Antonyms
- κρεοφαγία f (kreofagía, “meat-eating”)
- κρεατοφαγία f (kreatofagía, “meat-eating”)
Derived terms
- χορτοφαγικός (chortofagikós, “vegetarian”) (adjective)
- χορτοφάγος (chortofágos, “vegetarian”, “herbivorous”) (adjective)
- χορτοφάγος m (chortofágos, “vegetarian”, “herbivore”)
References
- ^ χορτοφαγία p.1117, vol.2 - Koumanoudis, Stefanos Αth. (1900) Συναγωγὴ νέων λέξεων ὑπὸ τῶν λογίων πλασθεισῶν ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀλώσεως μέχρι τῶν καθ’ ἡμᾶς χρόνων. Sunagōgḕ néōn léxeōn hupò tôn logíōn plastheisôn apò tês Alṓseōs mékhri tôn kath’ hēmâs khrónōn. (In Katharevousa, Greek) Vols:1‑2. Athens: P. Dh. Sakellariou. @anemi, abbreviations (V).
Further reading
χορτοφαγία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
