αυθαίρετος

Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αὐθαίρετος (authaíretos, by free choice), from αὐθ- (auth-), form of αὐτο- (auto-) + αἱρετός (hairetós) < verb αἱρέω (hairéō).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈfθe.ɾe.tos/
  • Hyphenation: αυ‧θαί‧ρε‧τος

Adjective

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αυθαίρετος (afthaíretosm (feminine αυθαίρετη, neuter αυθαίρετο)

  1. arbitrary (without logic)
  2. unauthorised (UK), unauthorized (US)

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ αυθαίρετος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

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