νοημοσύνη
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learnedly, since 1856[1] from νοήμων, νοημ(ον)- (noḯmon, noïm(on)-, “intelligent”) + -οσύνη (-osýni, suffix for feminine abstract nouns)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]νοημοσύνη • (noïmosýni) f (usually uncountable, plural νοημοσύνες)
- intelligence as the capacity of mind
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | νοημοσύνη (noïmosýni) | νοημοσύνες (noïmosýnes) |
| genitive | νοημοσύνης (noïmosýnis) | νοημοσυνών (noïmosynón) |
| accusative | νοημοσύνη (noïmosýni) | νοημοσύνες (noïmosýnes) |
| vocative | νοημοσύνη (noïmosýni) | νοημοσύνες (noïmosýnes) |
Usually in the singular.
Derived terms
[edit]- δείκτης νοημοσύνης m (deíktis noïmosýnis, “IQ, intelligence quotient”)
- τεχνητή νοημοσύνη f (technití noïmosýni, “artificial intelligence”)
Related terms
[edit]- νόημα n (nóima, “sense, meaning”)
See also
[edit]- εξυπνάδα f (exypnáda, “intelligence, cleverness”)
References
[edit]- ^ νοημοσύνη p.700, vol.2 - Koumanoudis, Stefanos Αth. (1900) Συναγωγὴ νέων λέξεων ὑπὸ τῶν λογίων πλασθεισῶν ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀλώσεως μέχρι τῶν καθ’ ἡμᾶς χρόνων. Sunagōgḕ néōn léxeōn hupò tôn logíōn plastheisôn apò tês Alṓseōs mékhri tôn kath’ hēmâs khrónōn. [A collection of new words created by scholars from the fall of Constantinople until our times.] (In Katharevousa, Greek) Vols:1‑2. Athens: P. Dh. Sakellariou. @anemi, abbreviations (V).
Further reading
[edit]- νοημοσύνη, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language