ακρίβεια

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Greek

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Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀκρῑ́βεια (akrī́beia).[1] By surface analysis, ακριβής (akrivís) +‎ -εια (-eia).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈkri.vi.a/
  • Hyphenation: α‧κρί‧βει‧α

Noun

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ακρίβεια (akríveiaf (plural ακρίβειες)

  1. accuracy, exactness, exactitude
  2. precision, preciseness
  3. (time) punctuality
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek ακρίβεια (akríbeia, expensiveness), from Koine Greek ακρίβεια (akríbeia, strict economy), from Ancient Greek ἀκρῑ́βεια (akrī́beia), with synizesis of final vowels into one syllable.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈkɾi.vʝa/
  • Hyphenation: α‧κρί‧βεια

Noun

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ακρίβεια (akríveiaf (plural ακρίβειες)

  1. dearness, expensiveness
    Antonym: φτήνια f (ftínia)
    1. (by extension) an item of good quality; an exclusive item
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 ακρίβεια, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language