αλήθεια

See also: ἀλήθεια

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek ἀλήθεια (alḗtheia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈli.θça/
• Hyphenation: α‧λή‧θεια
• Old Hyphenation: α‧λή‧θει‧α

Adverb

αλήθεια • (alítheia)

1. really, truly
2. by the way

Noun

αλήθεια • (alítheia) f (plural αλήθειες)

1. truth

   Πες μου την αλήθεια. ― Pes mou tin alítheia. ― Tell me the truth.

Declension

Declension of αλήθεια

	singular	plural
nominative	αλήθεια (alítheia)	αλήθειες (alítheies)
genitive	αλήθειας (alítheias)	αληθειών (alitheión)
accusative	αλήθεια (alítheia)	αλήθειες (alítheies)
vocative	αλήθεια (alítheia)	αλήθειες (alítheies)

αληθείας is an alternative formal genitive singular form.

Derived terms

• είναι αλήθεια (eínai alítheia, “it is true”)
• ορός της αλήθειας m (orós tis alítheias, “truth serum”)

Related terms

• αληθεύω (alithévo, “to be true”)
• αληθής (alithís, “true”) (in Boolean logic)
• αληθινά (alithiná, “truly, veritably”)
• αληθινός (alithinós, “true”, adjective)
• αληθοφάνεια f (alithofáneia, “credibility”)
• αληθοφανής (alithofanís, “plausible, apparently true”)
• αληθώς (alithós, “truly, really”, adverb) (formal)
• αλησμόνητος (alismónitos, “memorable”)
• λησμονάω (lismonáo), λησμονώ (lismonó, “forget”)

and see: λήθη f (líthi, “oblivion”) & λανθάνω (lantháno)

Descendants

• → Aromanian: alihea

Further reading

• αλήθεια - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language
• αλήθεια, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language