περηφάνια
Greek
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- περιφάνεια f (perifáneia)
- υπερηφάνεια f (yperifáneia) (formal or literary form)
Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ὑπερηφανία (huperēphanía, “pride, arrogance”) by procope, from ῠ̔πέρ (hupér, “over, above”) + φᾱνός (phānós, “appearing, shining, bright, resplendent”) from φαίνω (phaínō, “to appear, show forth, shine”) from Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine”). Equivalent to περήφανος (perífanos, “proud”) + -ία (-ía).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /periˈfaɲa/ (compare to υπερηφάνεια)
- Hyphenation: πε‧ρη‧φά‧νια
Noun
[edit]περηφάνια • (perifánia) f (uncountable)
Declension
[edit]| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | περηφάνια (perifánia) |
| genitive | περηφάνιας (perifánias) |
| accusative | περηφάνια (perifánia) |
| vocative | περηφάνια (perifánia) |
Synonyms
[edit]- (arrogance): αλαζονεία (alazoneía)
Coordinate terms
[edit]- αγερωχία f (agerochía, “haughtiness”)
Further reading
[edit]- περηφάνια, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Categories:
- Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰeh₂- (shine)
- Greek terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Greek terms derived from Proto-Hellenic
- Greek terms suffixed with -ία
- Greek terms with IPA pronunciation
- Greek lemmas
- Greek nouns
- Greek uncountable nouns
- Greek feminine nouns
- Greek nouns declining like 'θερμότητα'