αλαζονεία
See also: ἀλαζονεία
Greek
editEtymology
editLearnedly, from Ancient Greek ἀλαζονεία (alazoneía), from ἀλαζών (alazṓn, “vagrant; charlatan; pretentious”).
Also, a spelling ἀλαζονία (alazonía).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editαλαζονεία • (alazoneía) f (plural αλαζονείες)
- arrogance, haughtiness, presumption
- also a rare spelling: αλαζονία f (alazonía)
Declension
editDeclension of αλαζονεία
singular | plural | ||
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nominative | αλαζονεία • | αλαζονείες • | |
genitive | αλαζονείας • | αλαζονειών • | |
accusative | αλαζονεία • | αλαζονείες • | |
vocative | αλαζονεία • | αλαζονείες • | |
Usually in the singular. |
Related terms
edit- αλαζονικός (alazonikós, “arrogant”)
- and see: αλαζόνας (alazónas, “conceited”)
References
edit- αλαζονεία, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- αλαζονεία - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language