Ακαδημία

Greek

Etymology

From Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία from ancient Ἀκαδήμεια. For general sense: semantic loan from French académie < Italian accademia from Latin Academia < Hellenistic Koine Ἀκαδημία. [1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /akaðiˈmia/
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  • Hyphenation: Α‧κα‧δη‧μί‧α

Proper noun

Ακαδημία (Akadimía) f

  1. the Platonic Academy
  2. any Academy
    Ακαδημία ΑθηνώνAkadimía Athinónthe Athens Academy
  3. name of educational institutions
    η Βασιλική Ακαδημία Μουσικήςi Vasilikí Akadimía Mousikísthe Royal Academy of Music

Declension

Further reading

References

  1. Ακαδημία in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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