αυταρχία
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Koine Greek αὐταρχία (autarkhía, “absolute power, autocracy, autarchy”), partially a semantic loan from French autocratie via Ancient Greek αὐτοκρατής (autokratḗs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ftaɾˈçi.a/
- Hyphenation: αυ‧τάρ‧χί‧α
Noun
αυταρχία • (aftarchía) f (plural αυταρχίες)
- (politics) absolute sovereignty, independence, autarky
- (government) autarchy, autocracy, absolutism, despotism, authoritarian rule
- Synonyms: απολυταρχία f (apolytarchía), δεσποτισμός m (despotismós)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αυταρχία (aftarchía) | αυταρχίες (aftarchíes) |
| genitive | αυταρχίας (aftarchías) | αυταρχιών (aftarchión) |
| accusative | αυταρχία (aftarchía) | αυταρχίες (aftarchíes) |
| vocative | αυταρχία (aftarchía) | αυταρχίες (aftarchíes) |
Related terms
- αυταρχικός (aftarchikós, “autocratic”)
- αυταρχικότητα f (aftarchikótita, “imperiousness”)
- αυταρχισμός m (aftarchismós, “authoritarianism”)
See also
- αυτάρκεια f (aftárkeia, “self-sufficiency, independence, autarky”)
Further reading
- αυταρχία, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- αυταρχία - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language