ματαιότης

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μᾰ́ταιος (mátaios, empty) +‎ -της (-tēs).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μᾰταιότης (mataiótēsf (genitive μᾰταιότητος); third declension

  1. emptiness, purposelessness, futility

Inflection

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Greek

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ματαιότης (mataiótēs)

Noun

ματαιότης (mataiótisf

  1. Katharevousa form of ματαιότητα (mataiótita)
    ματαιότης ματαιοτήτων, τα πάντα ματαιότης
    mataiótis mataiotíton, ta pánta mataiótis
    Vanity of vanities; all is vanity. (Ecclesiastes)