συγγνώμη

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σῠγγνώμη (sungnṓmē) f (genitive σῠγγνώμης); first declension

  1. acknowledgement, confession
  2. lenient judgement, allowance; fellow feeling with another
  3. pardon, forgiveness

Inflection

Further reading


Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek συγγνώμη and semantic loan from French pardon.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siŋˈɣno.mi/
  • Hyphenation: συγ‧γνώ‧μη

Interjection

συγγνώμη (syngnómi)

  1. sorry (an apology)
  2. excuse me (UK), pardon me (US)

Synonyms

Noun

συγγνώμη (syngnómi) f (plural συγγνώμες)

  1. forgiveness

Declension

References

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