αυταρχία

See also: αὐταρχία, αὐτάρκεια, αὐταρκείᾳ, and αυτάρκεια

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek αὐταρχία (autarkhía, “absolute power, autocracy, autarchy”), partially a semantic loan from French autocratie via Ancient Greek αὐτοκρατής (autokratḗs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ftaɾˈçi.a/
• Hyphenation: αυ‧τάρ‧χί‧α

Noun

αυταρχία • (aftarchía) f (plural αυταρχίες)

1. (politics) absolute sovereignty, independence, autarky
2. (government) autarchy, autocracy, absolutism, despotism, authoritarian rule

   Synonyms: απολυταρχία f (apolytarchía), δεσποτισμός m (despotismós)

Declension

declension of αυταρχία

case     \     number	singular	plural
nominative	αυταρχία •	αυταρχίες •
genitive	αυταρχίας •	αυταρχιών •
accusative	αυταρχία •	αυταρχίες •
vocative	αυταρχία •	αυταρχίες •

Related terms

• αυταρχικός (aftarchikós, “autocratic”)
• αυταρχικότητα f (aftarchikótita, “imperiousness”)
• αυταρχισμός m (aftarchismós, “authoritarianism”)

 

See also

• αυτάρκεια f (aftárkeia, “self-sufficiency, independence, autarky”)

Further reading

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