παρρησία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πᾶς (pâs, all, every) + ῥῆσις (rhêsis, utterance, speech) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πᾰρρησῐ́ᾱ (parrhēsíā) f (genitive πᾰρρησῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. openness, frankness
  2. freedom of speech
  3. (in a bad sense) licence of tongue

Declension

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