αυθαίρετο
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Short for αυθαίρετο σπίτι or οικοδόμημα (afthaíreto spíti or oikodómima): nominalization of αυθαίρετος (afthaíretos), substantivised neuter, by ellipsis of σπίτι (spíti, “house”), or οικοδόμημα n (oikodómima, “building”), or, as an abstract sense.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]αυθαίρετο • (afthaíreto or afthéreto) n (plural αυθαίρετα)
- (bureaucracy) illegal, unauthorised (UK), unauthorized (US) building, usually house, built in violation of regulations
- (abstract idea) arbitrariness
- Synonym: αυθαιρεσία f (afthairesía)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αυθαίρετο (afthaíreto) | αυθαίρετα (afthaíreta) |
| genitive | αυθαιρέτου (afthairétou) αυθαίρετου (afthaíretou) |
αυθαιρέτων (afthairéton) αυθαίρετων (afthaíreton) |
| accusative | αυθαίρετο (afthaíreto) | αυθαίρετα (afthaíreta) |
| vocative | αυθαίρετο (afthaíreto) | αυθαίρετα (afthaíreta) |
The forms with recessive accent αυθαιρέτου, αυθαιρέτων are formal or dated.
Related terms
[edit]- see: αυθαίρετος (afthaíretos, “arbitrary; unauthorised”, adjective)
Adjective
[edit]αυθαίρετο • (afthaíreto or afthéreto)
- accusative masculine singular of αυθαίρετος (afthaíretos)
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of αυθαίρετος (afthaíretos)
See also
[edit]- Older form: αὐθαίρετον (authaíreton)
Further reading
[edit]- αυθαίρετο - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language
- αυθαίρετος, & noun, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- αυθαιρε- words - αυθαίρετο - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) [A Practical dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)