αλήθεια
See also: ἀλήθεια
Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek ἀλήθεια (alḗtheia).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈli.θça/
- Hyphenation: α‧λή‧θεια
- Old Hyphenation: α‧λή‧θει‧α
Adverb
αλήθεια • (alítheia)
Noun
αλήθεια • (alítheia) f (plural αλήθειες)
- truth
- Πες μου την αλήθεια. ― Pes mou tin alítheia. ― Tell me the truth.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αλήθεια (alítheia) | αλήθειες (alítheies) |
| genitive | αλήθειας (alítheias) | αληθειών (alitheión) |
| accusative | αλήθεια (alítheia) | αλήθειες (alítheies) |
| vocative | αλήθεια (alítheia) | αλήθειες (alítheies) |
αληθείας is an alternative formal genitive singular form.
Derived terms
- είναι αλήθεια (eínai alítheia, “it is true”)
- ορός της αλήθειας m (orós tis alítheias, “truth serum”)
Related terms
- αληθεύω (alithévo, “to be true”)
- αληθής (alithís, “true”) (in Boolean logic)
- αληθινά (alithiná, “truly, veritably”)
- αληθινός (alithinós, “true”, adjective)
- αληθοφάνεια f (alithofáneia, “credibility”)
- αληθοφανής (alithofanís, “plausible, apparently true”)
- αληθώς (alithós, “truly, really”, adverb) (formal)
- αλησμόνητος (alismónitos, “memorable”)
- λησμονάω (lismonáo), λησμονώ (lismonó, “forget”)
and see: λήθη f (líthi, “oblivion”) & λανθάνω (lantháno)
Descendants
- → Aromanian: alihea
Further reading
- αλήθεια - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language
- αλήθεια, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language