αμάθεια

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμαθ(ία) ‎(amathía) with metaplasm to ‑εια, based on adjective αμαθής, as in the group of pairs[1] of adjective-abstract nouns.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈma.θi.a/
  • Hyphenation: α‧μά‧θει‧α

Noun

αμάθεια (amátheiaf (plural αμάθειες)

  1. ignorance
  2. illiteracy

Declension

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ See -ης and -εια suffixes.
  2. ^ αμάθεια”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998