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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀπονία (aponía), morphologically α- (a-, “un-, a-, not”) + πόνος (pónos, “pain”) + -ιά (-iá).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /apoˈɲa/
- Hyphenation: α‧πο‧νιά
Noun
απονιά • (aponiá) f
- heartlessness, lack of caring / sympathy
Τέτοια απονιά σε άνθρωπο δεν έχω ξαναδεί!- Tétoia aponiá se ánthropo den écho xanadeí!
- I've never seen such heartlessness in a person before!
1980, “Μην Κλαις [Don't Cry]”, in Michalis Bourboulis (lyrics), Ilias Andriopoulos (music), Λαϊκά Προάστια [Popular Suburbs], performed by Sotiria Bellou:Του κόσμου η απονιά δε μας τρομάζει,
θα έρθει και για μας μια Κυριακή.- Tou kósmou i aponiá de mas tromázei,
tha érthei kai gia mas mia Kyriakí. - The heartlessness of the world doesn't scare us,
There will come a Sunday for us, too.
Declension
Declension of απονιά
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απονιά (aponiá)
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απονιάς (aponiás)
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| accusative
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απονιά (aponiá)
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απονιά (aponiá)
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Synonyms
- άπονος (áponos, “heartless, uncaring, unfeeling”)