αλαζόνας
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learnedly, from the accusative singular ἀλαζόνα (alazóna) of the Ancient Greek ἀλαζών m or f (alazṓn, “vagrant; charlatan; pretentious”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]αλαζόνας • (alazónas) m (plural αλαζόνες) also used adjectively
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αλαζόνας (alazónas) | αλαζόνες (alazónes) |
| genitive | αλαζόνα (alazóna) | αλαζονών (alazonón) |
| accusative | αλαζόνα (alazóna) | αλαζόνες (alazónes) |
| vocative | αλαζόνα (alazóna) | αλαζόνες (alazónes) |
Related terms
[edit]- αλαζονεία f (alazoneía, “arrogance”)
- αλαζονεύομαι (alazonévomai, “I boast, I swagger”) (rare)
- αλαζονικά (alazoniká, “arrogantly”, adverb)
- αλαζονικός (alazonikós, “arrogant”)
- αλαζονικότητα f (alazonikótita)
Further reading
[edit]- αλαζόνας, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- αλαζόνας - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language