αμάθεια
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀμαθ(ία) (amathía) with metaplasm to ‑εια, based on adjective αμαθής, as in the group of pairs[1] of adjective-abstract nouns.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈma.θi.a/
- Hyphenation: α‧μά‧θει‧α
Noun
αμάθεια • (amátheia) f (plural αμάθειες)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αμάθεια (amátheia) | αμάθειες (amátheies) |
| genitive | αμάθειας (amátheias) | αμαθειών (amatheión) |
| accusative | αμάθεια (amátheia) | αμάθειες (amátheies) |
| vocative | αμάθεια (amátheia) | αμάθειες (amátheies) |
Synonyms
- άγνοια f (ágnoia, “ignorance”)
- αδαημοσύνη f (adaïmosýni, “ignorance”)
Related terms
- αμαθής (amathís, “ignorant”, adjective)
- αμάθευτος (amátheftos, “unknown”, adjective)
- αμάθητος (amáthitos, “not learnt”, adjective)
- άμαθος (ámathos, “not learnt”, adjective)
- and see Related words at μαθαίνω
References
- ^ See -ης and -εια suffixes.
- ^ αμάθεια, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language