χορτοφαγία

Greek

Etymology

χόρτο (chórto, grass) +‎ -φαγία (-fagía, eating, -phagy). First attested 1897.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xoɾtofaˈʝia/
  • Hyphenation: χορ‧το‧φα‧γί‧α

Noun

χορτοφαγία • (chortofagíaf (uncountable)

  1. vegetarianism

Declension

Declension of χορτοφαγία
singular
nominative χορτοφαγία (chortofagía)
genitive χορτοφαγίας (chortofagías)
accusative χορτοφαγία (chortofagía)
vocative χορτοφαγία (chortofagía)

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • κρεοφαγία f (kreofagía, meat-eating)
  • κρεατοφαγία f (kreatofagía, meat-eating)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ χορτοφαγία p.1117, vol.2 - 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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