See also: ὀκνηρία

Greek edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ὀκνηρία (oknēría, hesitation), following the meaning of οκνηρός (oknirós, lazy)[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /o.kniˈɾi.a/
  • Hyphenation: ο‧κνη‧ρί‧α

Noun edit

οκνηρία (okniríaf (plural οκνηρίες)

  1. (formal) laziness
    Synonym: (informal) τεμπελιά (tempeliá)

Declension edit

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ οκνηρίαΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.