πατριδογνωσία

Greek

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Etymology

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Learnedly from πατρίδ(α) (patríd(a)) +‎ -ο- (-o-) +‎ -γνωσία (-gnosía).[1] Compare German Heimatkunde, Hungarian honismeret, Turkish yurt bilgisi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pa.tɾi.ðo.ɣnoˈsi.a/
  • Hyphenation: πα‧τρι‧δο‧γνω‧σί‧α

Noun

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πατριδογνωσία (patridognosíaf

  1. (education) homeland knowledge (subject formerly taught in Greek primary schools which imparted basic knowledge about one's country and local region)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ πατριδογνωσία”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998

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