ακρεοφαγία

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Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From α- (a-, not) +‎ κρεοφαγία (kreofagía, meat-eating). First attested 1893.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /akɾeofaˈʝia/
  • Hyphenation: α‧κρε‧ο‧φα‧γί‧α

Noun

ακρεοφαγία (akreofagíaf (uncountable)

  1. abstention/abstinence from eating meat, meatless (day, diet, etc)
    Antonyms: (meat-eating) κρεοφαγία (kreofagía), (meat-eating) κρεατοφαγία (kreatofagía)
    Hyponym: (vegetarianism/veganism) χορτοφαγία (chortofagía)
    Η Παρασκευή είναι ημέρα ακρεοφαγίας.
    I Paraskeví eínai iméra akreofagías.
    Friday is a meatless day.

Declension

Declension of ακρεοφαγία
singular
nominative ακρεοφαγία (akreofagía)
genitive ακρεοφαγίας (akreofagías)
accusative ακρεοφαγία (akreofagía)
vocative ακρεοφαγία (akreofagía)