απονιά
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἀπονία (aponía), morphologically α- (a-, “un-, a-, not”) + πόνος (pónos, “pain”) + -ιά (-iá).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]απονιά • (aponiá) f
- heartlessness, lack of caring / sympathy
- Τέτοια απονιά σε άνθρωπο δεν έχω ξαναδεί!
- Tétoia aponiá se ánthropo den écho xanadeí!
- I've never seen such heartlessness in a person before!
- 1980, “Μην Κλαις [Don't Cry]”, in Michalis Bourboulis (lyrics), Ilias Andriopoulos (music), Λαϊκά Προάστια [Popular Suburbs], performed by Sotiria Bellou:
- Του κόσμου η απονιά δε μας τρομάζει,
θα έρθει και για μας μια Κυριακή.- Tou kósmou i aponiá de mas tromázei,
tha érthei kai gia mas mia Kyriakí. - The heartlessness of the world doesn't scare us,
There will come a Sunday for us, too.
- Tou kósmou i aponiá de mas tromázei,
Declension
[edit]| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | απονιά (aponiá) |
| genitive | απονιάς (aponiás) |
| accusative | απονιά (aponiá) |
| vocative | απονιά (aponiá) |
Synonyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- άπονος (áponos, “heartless, uncaring, unfeeling”)
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