αμάθεια

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμαθ(ία) ‎(amathía) with metaplasm to ‑εια, based on adjective αμαθής, as in the group of pairs[1] of adjective-abstract nouns.[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈma.θi.a/
Hyphenation: α‧μά‧θει‧α

Noun

αμάθεια • (amátheia) f (plural αμάθειες)

Declension

declension of αμάθεια

	singular	plural
nominative	αμάθεια •	αμάθειες •
genitive	αμάθειας •	αμαθειών •
accusative	αμάθεια •	αμάθειες •
vocative	αμάθεια •	αμάθειες •

Synonyms

άγνοια f (ágnoia, “ignorance”)
αδαημοσύνη f (adaïmosýni, “ignorance”)

Related terms

αμαθής (amathís, “ignorant”, adjective)
αμάθευτος (amátheftos, “unknown”, adjective)
αμάθητος (amáthitos, “not learnt”, adjective)
άμαθος (ámathos, “not learnt”, adjective)
and see Related words at μαθαίνω

References

See -ης and -εια suffixes.
αμάθεια in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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[1] See -ης and -εια suffixes.

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