πολυτέλεια

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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πολυ- (polu-) +‎ τέλειος (téleios) +‎ -εια (-eia)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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πολῠτέλειᾰ (polutéleiaf (genitive πολῠτελείᾱς); first declension

  1. extravagance, great expense
  2. magnificence
  3. costliness

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Greek: πολυτέλεια (polytéleia)

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πολυτέλεια (polutéleia, wantonness, magnificence), with semantic loan from French luxe.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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πολυτέλεια (polytéleiaf (plural πολυτέλειες)

  1. luxury, indulgence

Conjugation

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References

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