ματαίως

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ματαίως (mataíōs).[1] By surface analysis, μάται(ος) (mátai(os)) +‎ -ως (-os)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈte.os/
  • Hyphenation: μα‧ταί‧ως

Adverb

ματαίως • (mataíos)

  1. in vain
    Synonym: μάταια (mátaia)

References

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