επάρκεια
Greek
Etymology
From Koine Greek ἐπάρκεια (epárkeia), from Ancient Greek ἐπαρκέω (eparkéō), from ἐπ' (ep', “on, onto”) + ἀρκέω (arkéō, “to be enough”).
Pronunciation
Noun
επάρκεια • (epárkeia) f (uncountable)
- sufficiency, adequacy (quality of enough being available)
- Λόγω της επάρκειας του φαγητού, ο λιμός δεν μας επηρέασε. ― Lógo tis epárkeias tou fagitoú, o limós den mas epiréase. ― Due to the sufficiency of food, the famine did not affect us.
- competency, proficiency (ability to do something well)
- επάρκεια διδασκαλίας ― epárkeia didaskalías ― teaching proficiency, teaching certificate
Declension
επάρκεια
| case \ number | singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | επάρκεια • |
| genitive | επάρκειας • |
| accusative | επάρκεια • |
| vocative | επάρκεια • |
Related terms
- επαρκής (eparkís, “sufficient, enough”)
- επαρκώς (eparkós, “sufficiently”)
- επαρκώ (eparkó, “to be enough”)
Synonyms
- (adequacy, competency): ικανότητα (ikanótita, “ability, competency”), αρμοδιότητα (armodiótita, “incompetency”)
Antonyms
- (adequacy, competency): ανεπάρκεια (anepárkeia, “inadequacy”), ανικανότητα (anikanótita, “inability, incompetency”), αναρμοδιότητα (anarmodiótita, “incompetency”), έλλειψη (élleipsi, “deficiency, want”)
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