επάρκεια
Greek edit
Etymology edit
From Koine Greek ἐπάρκεια (epárkeia), from Ancient Greek ἐπαρκέω (eparkéō), from ἐπ' (ep', “on, onto”) + ἀρκέω (arkéō, “to be enough”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
επάρκεια • (epárkeia) f (uncountable)
- sufficiency, adequacy (quality of enough being available)
- Λόγω της επάρκειας του φαγητού, ο λιμός δεν μας επηρέασε.
- Lógo tis epárkeias tou fagitoú, o limós den mas epiréase.
- Due to the sufficiency of food, the famine did not affect us.
- competency, proficiency (ability to do something well)
- επάρκεια διδασκαλίας ― epárkeia didaskalías ― teaching proficiency (teaching certificate)
Declension edit
επάρκεια
case \ number | singular |
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nominative | επάρκεια • |
genitive | επάρκειας • |
accusative | επάρκεια • |
vocative | επάρκεια • |
Synonyms edit
- (adequacy, competency): ικανότητα (ikanótita, “ability, competency”), αρμοδιότητα (armodiótita, “incompetency”)
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of “adequacy, competency”): ανεπάρκεια (anepárkeia, “inadequacy”), ανικανότητα (anikanótita, “inability, incompetency”), αναρμοδιότητα (anarmodiótita, “incompetency”), έλλειψη (élleipsi, “deficiency, want”)