ακρεοφαγία

Greek

Alternative forms

• ακρεωφαγία (akreofagía)

Etymology

From α- (a-, “not”) +‎ κρεοφαγία (kreofagía, “meat-eating”). First attested 1893.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akɾeofaˈʝia/
• Hyphenation: α‧κρε‧ο‧φα‧γί‧α

Noun

ακρεοφαγία • (akreofagía) f (uncountable)

1. abstention/abstinence from eating meat, meatless (day, diet, etc)

   Antonyms: (meat-eating) κρεοφαγία (kreofagía), (meat-eating) κρεατοφαγία (kreatofagía)

   Hyponym: (vegetarianism/veganism) χορτοφαγία (chortofagía)

   Η Παρασκευή είναι ημέρα ακρεοφαγίας.

   I Paraskeví eínai iméra akreofagías.

   Friday is a meatless day.

Declension

  ακρεοφαγία

case     \     number	singular
nominative	ακρεοφαγία •
genitive	ακρεοφαγίας •
accusative	ακρεοφαγία •
vocative	ακρεοφαγία •