περηφάνια

• περιφάνεια f (perifáneia)
• υπερηφάνεια f (yperifáneia) (formal or literary form)

From Ancient Greek ὑπερηφανία (huperēphanía, “pride, arrogance”) by procope, from ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér, “over, above”) + φᾱνός (phānós, “appearing, shining, bright, resplendent”) from φαίνω (phaínō, “to appear, show forth, shine”) from Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine”). Equivalent to περήφανος (perífanos, “proud”) +‎ -ία (-ía).

• IPA^(key): /periˈfaɲa/ (compare to υπερηφάνεια)
• Hyphenation: πε‧ρη‧φά‧νια

περηφάνια • (perifánia) f (uncountable)

1. pride
2. arrogance

• (arrogance): αλαζονεία (alazoneía)

• αγερωχία f (agerochía, “haughtiness”)

• περηφάνια, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language