οκνηρία

See also: ὀκνηρία

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ὀκνηρία (oknēría, “hesitation”), following the meaning of οκνηρός (oknirós, “lazy”)[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /o.kniˈɾi.a/
  • Hyphenation: ο‧κνη‧ρί‧α

Noun

οκνηρία • (okniría) f (plural οκνηρίες)

  1. (formal) laziness
    Synonym: (informal) τεμπελιά (tempeliá)

Declension
declension of οκνηρία
case     \     number singular plural
nominative οκνηρία • οκνηρίες •
genitive οκνηρίας • οκνηριών •
accusative οκνηρία • οκνηρίες •
vocative οκνηρία • οκνηρίες •
The plural forms are rarely used.

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