μυθοπλασία

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly from μύθ(ος) (mýth(os)) +‎ -ο- (-o-) +‎ -πλασία (-plasía), a corruption of Koine Greek μυθοπλαστία (muthoplastía) (same meaning).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mi.θo.plaˈsi.a/
  • Hyphenation: μυ‧θο‧πλα‧σί‧α

Noun

μυθοπλασία • (mythoplasía) f

  1. fiction (imaginative storytelling not recounting real facts)
  2. mythmaking
  3. fiction, fabrication (verbal or written account that is not based on actual events (often intended to mislead))

Declension

Declension of μυθοπλασία
singular plural
nominative μυθοπλασία (mythoplasía) μυθοπλασίες (mythoplasíes)
genitive μυθοπλασίας (mythoplasías) μυθοπλασιών (mythoplasión)
accusative μυθοπλασία (mythoplasía) μυθοπλασίες (mythoplasíes)
vocative μυθοπλασία (mythoplasía) μυθοπλασίες (mythoplasíes)
  • μυθοπλαστικός (mythoplastikós)

References

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

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