φιλανθρωπία
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From φιλάνθρωπος (philánthrōpos) + -ία (-ía).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pʰi.lan.tʰrɔː.pí.aː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /pʰi.lan.tʰroˈpi.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ɸi.lan.θroˈpi.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /fi.lan.θroˈpi.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /fi.lan.θroˈpi.a/
Proper noun
φιλανθρωπῐ́ᾱ • (philanthrōpíā) f (genitive φιλανθρωπῐ́ᾱς); first declension
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ φιλανθρωπῐ́ᾱ hē philanthrōpíā | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς φιλανθρωπῐ́ᾱς tês philanthrōpíās | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ φιλανθρωπῐ́ᾳ têi philanthrōpíāi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν φιλανθρωπῐ́ᾱν tḕn philanthrōpíān | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | φιλανθρωπῐ́ᾱ philanthrōpíā | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- → Greek: φιλανθρωπία (filanthropía)
Further reading
- “φιλανθρωπία”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- φιλανθρωπία in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- affability idem, page 15.
- affection idem, page 16.
- amiability idem, page 27.
- beneficence idem, page 73.
- benevolence idem, page 74.
- charity idem, page 126.
- civility idem, page 134.
- clemency idem, page 137.
- comity idem, page 146.
- complacency idem, page 151.
- conciliation idem, page 155.
- condescension idem, page 157.
- considerateness idem, page 163.
- courtesy idem, page 179.
- delicacy idem, page 207.
- familiarity idem, page 305.
- gallantry idem, page 352.
- generosity idem, page 356.
- geniality idem, page 356.
- gentleness idem, page 357.
- goodness idem, page 367.
- graciousness idem, page 368.
- humanity idem, page 409.
- indulgence idem, page 435.
- joviality idem, page 464.
- kindness idem, page 469.
- lenity idem, page 485.
- liberality idem, page 488.
- loving-kindness idem, page 502.
- mercifulness idem, page 525.
- mildness idem, page 529.
- philanthropy idem, page 610.
- pleasantness idem, page 619.
- politeness idem, page 625.
- sociability idem, page 790.
- sympathy idem, page 850.
- tact idem, page 851.
- thoughtfulness idem, page 868.
- tolerance idem, page 880.
- unselfishness idem, page 931.
Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek φιλανθρωπία (philanthrōpía).
Noun
φιλανθρωπία • (filanthropía) f (plural φιλανθρωπίες)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | φιλανθρωπία (filanthropía) | φιλανθρωπίες (filanthropíes) |
| genitive | φιλανθρωπίας (filanthropías) | φιλανθρωπιών (filanthropión) |
| accusative | φιλανθρωπία (filanthropía) | φιλανθρωπίες (filanthropíes) |
| vocative | φιλανθρωπία (filanthropía) | φιλανθρωπίες (filanthropíes) |
Related terms
- φιλάνθρωπος (filánthropos, “philanthropic”)
- φιλανθρωπικός (filanthropikós, “charitable”)
Further reading
φιλανθρωπία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- φιλανθρωπία, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
