αυτοδικία

Greek

Etymology

From the Hellenistic Koine verb αὐτοδικῶ/αὐτοδικέω (autodikéō) + modern suffix -ία (-ía). Attested since 1833 in Katharevousa as αὐτοδικία (autodikía).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.fto.ðiˈci.a/
  • Hyphenation: αυ‧το‧δι‧κί‧α

Noun

αυτοδικία • (aftodikíaf (usually uncountable, plural αυτοδικίες)

  1. taking the law into one's own hands

Declension

Declension of αυτοδικία
singular plural
nominative αυτοδικία (aftodikía) αυτοδικίες (aftodikíes)
genitive αυτοδικίας (aftodikías) αυτοδικιών (aftodikión)
accusative αυτοδικία (aftodikía) αυτοδικίες (aftodikíes)
vocative αυτοδικία (aftodikía) αυτοδικίες (aftodikíes)

References

  1. ^ αὐτοδικία p.183, vol.1 - Koumanoudis, Stefanos Αth. (1900) Συναγωγὴ νέων λέξεων ὑπὸ τῶν λογίων πλασθεισῶν ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀλώσεως μέχρι τῶν καθ’ ἡμᾶς χρόνων. Sunagōgḕ néōn léxeōn hupò tôn logíōn plastheisôn apò tês Alṓseōs mékhri tôn kath’ hēmâs khrónōn. [A collection of new words created by scholars from the fall of Constantinople until our times.] (In Katharevousa, Greek) Vols:1‑2. Athens: P. Dh. Sakellariou. @anemi, abbreviations (V).

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