αλήθεια

See also: ἀλήθεια

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek ἀλήθεια (alḗtheia).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈli.θça/
Hyphenation: α‧λή‧θεια
Old Hyphenation: α‧λή‧θει‧α

Adverb

αλήθεια • (alítheia)

really, truly
by the way

Noun

αλήθεια • (alítheia) f (plural αλήθειες)

truth
Πες μου την αλήθεια. ― Pes mou tin alítheia. ― Tell me the truth.

Declension

declension of αλήθεια

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	αλήθεια •	αλήθειες •
genitive	αλήθειας •	αληθειών •
accusative	αλήθεια •	αλήθειες •
vocative	αλήθεια •	αλήθειες •
αληθείας is an alternative formal genitive singular form.

Derived terms

είναι αλήθεια (eínai alítheia, “it is true”)
ορός της αλήθειας m (orós tis alítheias, “truth serum”)

Related terms

αληθεύω (alithévo, “to be true”)
αληθής (alithís, “true”) (in Boolean logic)
αληθινά (alithiná, “truly, veritably”)
αληθινός (alithinós, “true”, adjective)
αληθοφανής (alithofanís, “plausible, apparently true”)
αληθώς (alithós, “truly, really”, adverb) (formal)
αλησμόνητος (alismónitos, “memorable”)
αληθοφάνεια f (alithofáneia, “credibility”)
λησμονάω (lismonáo) / λησμονώ (lismonó, “forget”)

and see: λήθη f (líthi, “oblivion”) & λανθάνω (lantháno)

Descendants

→ Aromanian: alihea

Further reading

αλήθεια - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only], Centre for the Greek language
αλήθεια - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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