ατυχία
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀτυχία (atukhía).[1] By surface analysis, α- (a-) + τύχ(η) (tých(i)) + -ία (-ía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.tiˈçi.a/
- Hyphenation: α‧τυ‧χί‧α
Noun
ατυχία • (atychía) f (plural ατυχίες)
- misfortune, bad luck, ill-fortune, adversity
- misfortune, accident (physical event)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ατυχία (atychía) | ατυχίες (atychíes) |
| genitive | ατυχίας (atychías) | ατυχιών (atychión) |
| accusative | ατυχία (atychía) | ατυχίες (atychíes) |
| vocative | ατυχία (atychía) | ατυχίες (atychíes) |
Synonyms
- (all senses): κακοτυχία f (kakotychía)
Related terms
References
- ^ ατυχία, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language