αλαζονεία
See also: ἀλαζονεία
Greek
Etymology
Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ἀλαζονεία (alazoneía), from ἀλαζών (alazṓn, “vagrant; charlatan; pretentious”).
Also, a spelling ἀλαζονία (alazonía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.la.zoˈni.a/
- Hyphenation: α‧λα‧ζο‧νεί‧α
Noun
αλαζονεία • (alazoneía) f (plural αλαζονείες)
- arrogance, haughtiness, presumption
- also a rare spelling: αλαζονία f (alazonía)
Declension
Usually in the singular.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αλαζονεία (alazoneía) | αλαζονείες (alazoneíes) |
| genitive | αλαζονείας (alazoneías) | αλαζονειών (alazoneión) |
| accusative | αλαζονεία (alazoneía) | αλαζονείες (alazoneíes) |
| vocative | αλαζονεία (alazoneía) | αλαζονείες (alazoneíes) |
Related terms
- αλαζονικός (alazonikós, “arrogant”)
- and see: αλαζόνας (alazónas, “conceited”)
References
- αλαζονεία, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- αλαζονεία - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009), A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language