ωφελιμισμός
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Greek
Etymology
From ωφέλιμος (ofélimos, “useful”) + -ισμός (-ismós, “-ism”), a calque of English utilitarianism.
Pronunciation
Noun
ωφελιμισμός • (ofelimismós) m (plural ωφελιμισμοί)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ωφελιμισμός (ofelimismós) | ωφελιμισμοί (ofelimismoí) |
| genitive | ωφελιμισμού (ofelimismoú) | ωφελιμισμών (ofelimismón) |
| accusative | ωφελιμισμό (ofelimismó) | ωφελιμισμούς (ofelimismoús) |
| vocative | ωφελιμισμέ (ofelimismé) | ωφελιμισμοί (ofelimismoí) |
Usually in the singular.
Synonyms
- ωφελιμοκρατία f (ofelimokratía, “utilitarianism”)
Related terms
- αντιωφελιμιστικός (antiofelimistikós, “antiutilitarian”)
- ωφελιμιστής m (ofelimistís, “utilitarianist”)
- ωφελιμιστικός (ofelimistikós, “utilitarianistic”)
- ωφελιμίστρια f (ofelimístria, “utilitarianist”)
- ωφελιμοκρατία f (ofelimokratía, “utilitarianism”)
- ωφελιμότητα f (ofelimótita, “beneficialness”)
Further reading
- ωφελιμισμός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
ωφελιμισμός on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
