αμάθεια
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἀμαθ(ία) (amathía) with metaplasm to ‑εια, based on adjective αμαθής, as in the group of pairs[1] of adjective-abstract nouns.[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]αμάθεια • (amátheia) f (plural αμάθειες)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αμάθεια (amátheia) | αμάθειες (amátheies) |
| genitive | αμάθειας (amátheias) | αμαθειών (amatheión) |
| accusative | αμάθεια (amátheia) | αμάθειες (amátheies) |
| vocative | αμάθεια (amátheia) | αμάθειες (amátheies) |
Synonyms
[edit]- άγνοια f (ágnoia, “ignorance”)
- αδαημοσύνη f (adaïmosýni, “ignorance”)
Related terms
[edit]- αμαθής (amathís, “ignorant”, adjective)
- αμάθευτος (amátheftos, “unknown”, adjective)
- αμάθητος (amáthitos, “not learnt”, adjective)
- άμαθος (ámathos, “not learnt”, adjective)
- and see Related words at μαθαίνω
References
[edit]- ^ See -ης and -εια suffixes.
- ^ αμάθεια, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language