άγνοια

See also: ἄγνοια

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄγνοια (ágnoia, “not knowing”).

Noun

άγνοια • (ágnoia) f (uncountable)

1. ignorance, unfamiliarity, unawareness, unbeknownst

   Εν αγνοία μου πούλησε το αμάξι μου.

   En agnoía mou poúlise to amáxi mou.

   Unbeknownst to me, he sold my car.

2. (military) absent without leave, AWOL (a military member who is absent without an excuse and has not been declared a deserter yet)

Declension

  άγνοια

case     \     number	singular
nominative	άγνοια •
genitive	άγνοιας •
accusative	άγνοια •
vocative	άγνοια •
the genitive αγνοίας is also found

Synonyms

• αδαημοσύνη f (adaïmosýni, “ignorance”)
• αμάθεια f (amátheia, “ignorance, illiteracy”)

Related terms

• αγνοώ (agnoó, “to ignore, to be ignorant”)