ἀθανασία

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ᾱ̓θᾰ́νᾰτος (āthánatos, undying) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā, abstract noun suffix). The τ (t) changed to σ (s) by palatalization.

Noun[edit]

ᾱ̓θᾰνᾰσῐ́ᾱ (āthanasíāf (genitive ᾱ̓θᾰνᾰσῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. immortality

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: athanasy
  • Polish: atanazja

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