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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγένειος (agéneios, beardless, boyish) from privative ἀ- (not) + γένειον (géneion, beard).[1] By surface analysis, α- +‎ γένι (beard in Modern Greek).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈʝe.ni.os/
  • Hyphenation: α‧γέ‧νει‧ος

Adjective

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αγένειος (agéneiosm (feminine αγένειος, neuter αγένειο)

  1. beardless, unbearded
  2. (figuratively) naive, youthful

Declension

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ αγένειος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.