ύβρις
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ὕβρις (húbris).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ύβρις • (ývris) f (plural ύβρεις)
- (formal, archaic) insult, abuse (form of speech against someone deliberately intended to be rude)
- ξεστομίζω ύβρεις εναντίον κάποιου ― xestomízo ývreis enantíon kápoiou ― to utter insults to someone
- (formal, archaic) insult, affront (open or intentional offense)
- Η εκλογή του Τραμπ αποτελεί ύβριν για τις ΗΠΑ.
- I eklogí tou Tramp apoteleí ývrin gia tis IPA.
- The election of Trump is an insult to the United States.
- (formal, archaic) hubris (excessive pride, presumption or arrogance, especially toward the Ancient Greek gods)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ύβρις (ývris) | ύβρεις (ývreis) |
| genitive | ύβρεως (ývreos) | ύβρεων (ývreon) |
| accusative | ύβριν (ývrin) | ύβρεις (ývreis) |
| vocative | ύβρι (ývri) | ύβρεις (ývreis) |
Synonyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- υβριστικός (yvristikós, “abusive, insulting”)
Related terms
[edit]- βρίζω (vrízo, “to insult, to curse”)
- βρισιά f (vrisiá, “insult, curse”)
- βρισίδι n (vrisídi, “slanging match”)
Further reading
[edit]
ύβρις on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
