κληρονομιά

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Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek *κληρονομιά (*klēronomiá) from Ancient Greek κληρονομία (klēronomía), with synizesis of the final vowels.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kli.ɾo.noˈmɲa/
  • Hyphenation: κλη‧ρο‧νο‧μιά

Noun

κληρονομιά • (klironomiá) f (plural κληρονομιές)

  1. inheritance, heritage, legacy (that which a person is entitled to inherit, by law or testament)
  2. heritage (a tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory)
    πολιτιστική κληρονομιά ― politistikí klironomiá ― cultural heritage

Declension

Declension of κληρονομιά
singular plural
nominative κληρονομιά • κληρονομιές •
genitive κληρονομιάς • κληρονομιών •
accusative κληρονομιά • κληρονομιές •
vocative κληρονομιά • κληρονομιές •

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ κληρονομιά, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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