αὐτονομία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From αὐτόνομος (autónomos, autonomous, independent) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, -y, -ia, nominal suffix), from αὐτο- (auto-, self) +‎ νόμος (nómos, usage, custom; law, ordinance) +‎ -ος (-os, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

αὐτονομῐ́ᾱ • (autonomĭ́āf (genitive αὐτονομῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. autonomy, independence, freedom to use its own laws
    1. dogmatism

Inflection

  • αὐτονομέομαι (autonoméomai)

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