δημοκρατία

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Contents 1 Ancient Greek 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Inflection 1.5 References 2 Greek 2.1 Noun

[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Alternative spellings

• δαμοκρατία (Doric)

[edit] Etymology

From δῆμος (dēmos), “‘commoner’”) + κρατέω (krateō), “‘I have power, I rule’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [dɛːmokratíaː]

• (Koine): IPA: [deːmo̞kratˈiaː]

• (Byzantine): IPA: [ðimokratˈia]

[edit] Noun

δημοκρατία (genitive δημοκρατίας) f, first declension; (dēmokratia)

1. democracy, popular government
   • 484–425 BC: Herodotus, Historiae, 6.43

     τοὺς γὰρ τυράννους τῶν Ἰώνων καταπαύσας πάντας ὁ Μαρδόνιος δημοκρατίας κατίστα ἐς τὰς πόλιας

     Mardonius put down all the despots throughout Ionia, and in lieu of them established democracies (translation by George Rawlinson, 1910)

[edit] Inflection

[edit] References

• LSJ

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[edit] Noun

δημοκρατία f. (dimokratía)   (plural  δημοκρατίες (dimokratíes))

1. democracy
2. republic