οκνηρία

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ὀκνηρία (oknēría, hesitation), following the meaning of οκνηρός (oknirós, lazy)[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /o.kniˈɾi.a/
  • Hyphenation: ο‧κνη‧ρί‧α

Noun

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οκνηρία (okniríaf (plural οκνηρίες)

  1. (formal) laziness
    Synonym: (informal) τεμπελιά (tempeliá)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ οκνηρία”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998