αλήθεια

See also: ἀλήθεια

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek ἀλήθεια (alḗtheia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈli.θça/
• Hyphenation: α‧λή‧θεια
• Old Hyphenation: α‧λή‧θει‧α

Adverb

αλήθεια • (alítheia)

1. really, truly
2. by the way

Noun

αλήθεια • (alítheia) f (plural αλήθειες)

1. truth

   Πες μου την αλήθεια. ― Pes mou tin alítheia. ― Tell me the truth.

Declension

Declension of αλήθεια

	singular	plural
nominative	αλήθεια •	αλήθειες •
genitive	αλήθειας •	αληθειών •
accusative	αλήθεια •	αλήθειες •
vocative	αλήθεια •	αλήθειες •
αληθείας is an alternative formal genitive singular form.

Derived terms

• είναι αλήθεια (eínai alítheia, “it is true”)
• ορός της αλήθειας m (orós tis alítheias, “truth serum”)

Related terms

• αληθεύω (alithévo, “to be true”)
• αληθής (alithís, “true”) (in Boolean logic)
• αληθινά (alithiná, “truly, veritably”)
• αληθινός (alithinós, “true”, adjective)
• αληθοφανής (alithofanís, “plausible, apparently true”)
• αληθώς (alithós, “truly, really”, adverb) (formal)
• αλησμόνητος (alismónitos, “memorable”)
• αληθοφάνεια f (alithofáneia, “credibility”)
• λησμονάω (lismonáo) / λησμονώ (lismonó, “forget”)

and see: λήθη f (líthi, “oblivion”) & λανθάνω (lantháno)

Descendants

• → Aromanian: alihea

Further reading

• αλήθεια - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only], Centre for the Greek language
• “αλήθεια”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998