αποτυχία

See also: ἀποτυχία

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀποτυχία (apotukhía) from the verb ἀποτυγχάνω (apotunkhánō). By surface analysis, απο- (apo-) + τύχ(η) (tých(i)) + -ία (-ía). See the ancient τύχη f (túkhē, luck).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.po.tiˈçi.a/
  • Hyphenation: α‧πο‧τυ‧χί‧α

Noun

αποτυχία • (apotychía) f (plural αποτυχίες)

  1. failure, defeat
  2. setback, washout

Declension

Antonyms

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.