πολυτέλεια

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

πολυ- (polu-) +‎ τέλειος (téleios) +‎ -εια (-eia)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πολῠτέλειᾰ (polutéleiaf (genitive πολῠτελείᾱς); first declension

  1. extravagance, great expense
  2. magnificence
  3. costliness

Declension

Descendants

  • Greek: πολυτέλεια (polytéleia)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πολυτέλεια (polutéleia, wantonness, magnificence), with semantic loan from French luxe.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

πολυτέλεια (polytéleiaf (plural πολυτέλειες)

  1. luxury, indulgence

Conjugation

References

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