αναίτιος
See also: ἀναίτιος
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀναίτιος (anaítios). By surface analysis, αν- (an-, α- privative) + αίτιος (aítios, “liable, accountable”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]αναίτιος • (anaítios) m (feminine αναίτια, neuter αναίτιο)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | αναίτιος (anaítios) | αναίτια (anaítia) | αναίτιο (anaítio) | αναίτιοι (anaítioi) | αναίτιες (anaíties) | αναίτια (anaítia) | |
| genitive | αναίτιου (anaítiou) | αναίτιας (anaítias) | αναίτιου (anaítiou) | αναίτιων (anaítion) | αναίτιων (anaítion) | αναίτιων (anaítion) | |
| accusative | αναίτιο (anaítio) | αναίτια (anaítia) | αναίτιο (anaítio) | αναίτιους (anaítious) | αναίτιες (anaíties) | αναίτια (anaítia) | |
| vocative | αναίτιε (anaítie) | αναίτια (anaítia) | αναίτιο (anaítio) | αναίτιοι (anaítioi) | αναίτιες (anaíties) | αναίτια (anaítia) | |
Related terms
[edit]- αναιτιότητα f (anaitiótita, “blamelessness”)
- αναιτιολόγητος (anaitiológitos, “inexplicable”)
- and see: αιτία f (aitía, “cause”)
References
[edit]- ^ αναίτιος - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language
- ^ αναίτιος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language