ατύχημα

See also: ἀτύχημα

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Hellenistic Koine Greek ἀτύχημα (atúkhēma) (the ancient sense: "mistake"). Morphologically, α- (a-) +‎ τύχη (týchi, “luck”) +‎ -μα (-ma, “suffix for neuters”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈti.çi.ma/
Hyphenation: α‧τύ‧χη‧μα

Noun

ατύχημα • (atýchima) n (plural ατυχήματα)

accident, mishap

Declension

Declension of **ατύχημα**
	singular	plural
nominative	ατύχημα (atýchima)	ατυχήματα (atychímata)
genitive	ατυχήματος (atychímatos)	ατυχημάτων (atychimáton)
accusative	ατύχημα (atýchima)	ατυχήματα (atychímata)
vocative	ατύχημα (atýchima)	ατυχήματα (atychímata)

Synonyms

δυστύχημα n (dystýchima, “very serious and tragic accident”)

Related terms

see: ατυχία (atychía, “misfortune, bad luck”) and τύχη f (týchi, “luck”)

References

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

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

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