γοητεία

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γοητεία (goēteía, “charm, jugglery, sorcery”), from Ancient Greek γόης (góēs, “sorcerer, wizard”), from Ancient Greek γοάω (goáō, “to groan, bewail”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *geh₃- (“to sing, cry”) or Proto-Indo-European *gewH- (“to call, invoke, cry out”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣo.iˈti.a/
  • Hyphenation: γο‧η‧τεί‧α

Noun

γοητεία • (goïteía) f (uncountable)

  1. charm, attractiveness

Declension
  γοητεία
case     \     number singular
nominative γοητεία •
genitive γοητείας •
accusative γοητεία •
vocative γοητεία •
  • γοητεύω (goïtévo, “to charm”)
  • γοητευτικός (goïteftikós, “charming”)
  • γοητευμένος (goïtevménos, “charmed, beguiled”)
  • αγοήτευτος (agoḯteftos, “unbeguiled, uncharmed”)
  • απογοητεύω (apogoïtévo, “to disappoint, to let down”)

Descendants
  • → Latin: goetia

See also
  • γούρι n (goúri, “charm, spell”)
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