αμάθεια

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμαθ(ία) (amathía) with metaplasm to ‑εια, based on adjective αμαθής, as in the group of pairs of adjective-abstract nouns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈma.θi.a/
• Hyphenation: α‧μά‧θει‧α

Noun

αμάθεια • (amátheia) f (plural αμάθειες)

1. ignorance
2. illiteracy

Declension

Declension of αμάθεια

	singular	plural
nominative	αμάθεια •	αμάθειες •
genitive	αμάθειας •	αμαθειών •
accusative	αμάθεια •	αμάθειες •
vocative	αμάθεια •	αμάθειες •

Synonyms

• άγνοια f (ágnoia, “ignorance”)
• αδαημοσύνη f (adaïmosýni, “ignorance”)

Related terms

• αμαθής (amathís, “ignorant”, adjective)
• αμάθευτος (amátheftos, “unknown”, adjective)
• αμάθητος (amáthitos, “not learnt”, adjective)
• άμαθος (ámathos, “not learnt”, adjective)
• and see Related words at μαθαίνω