βλακεία

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βλακεία (blakeía), from βλάξ (bláx, “idiot”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vlaˈcia/
  • Hyphenation: βλα‧κεί‧α

Noun

βλακεία • (vlakeía) f (plural βλακείες)

  1. (psychiatry, dated) learning difficulties, mental retardation (of a moderate degree)
  2. (by extension) nonsense, stupidity, idiocy, rubbish (something foolish)
    Ήταν μεγάλη βλακεία αυτό που έκανες. ― Ítan megáli vlakeía aftó pou ékanes. ― What you did was very stupid. (literally:"what you did was a great stupidity")
    Γιατί ξοδεύεις όλα τα λεφτά σου σ' αυτές τις βλακείες; ― Giatí xodéveis óla ta leftá sou s' aftés tis vlakeíes? ― Why do you waste all your money on such nonsense?

Declension
declension of βλακεία
singular plural
nominative βλακεία • βλακείες •
genitive βλακείας • βλακειών •
accusative βλακεία • βλακείες •
vocative βλακεία • βλακείες •

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