Greek edit

Etymology edit

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ἀναίτιος (anaítios). By surface analysis, αν- (an-, privative) +‎ αίτιος (aítios, liable, accountable).[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /aˈne.ti.os/
  • Hyphenation: α‧ναί‧τι‧ος

Adjective edit

αναίτιος (anaítiosm (feminine αναίτια, neuter αναίτιο)

  1. unjustified, causeless
  2. innocent, blameless

Declension edit

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References edit

  1. ^ αναίτιος - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only], Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ αναίτιοςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.