ένδεια

See also: ἔνδεια

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔνδεια (éndeia).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈen.ði.a/
  • Hyphenation: έν‧δει‧α

Noun

ένδεια • (éndeia) f (uncountable)

  1. lack, paucity (deficiency or insufficiency of something necessary)
    Synonyms: έλλειψη (élleipsi), ανεπάρκεια (anepárkeia)
  2. destitution, indigence, need, neediness, penury, poverty
    Synonyms: αδεκαρία (adekaría), ανέχεια (anécheia), πενία (penía), φτώχια (ftóchia)

Declension

Declension of ένδεια
singular
nominative ένδεια (éndeia)
genitive ένδειας (éndeias)
accusative ένδεια (éndeia)
vocative ένδεια (éndeia)

the alternative genitive ενδείας is less common

References

  1. ^ ένδεια, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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