ατύχημα

See also: ἀτύχημα

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Hellenistic Koine Greek ἀτύχημα (atúkhēma) (the ancient sense: "mistake"). Morphologically, α- (a-) +‎ τύχη (týchi, “luck”) +‎ -μα (-ma, “suffix for neuters”).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈti.çi.ma/
Hyphenation: α‧τύ‧χη‧μα

Noun

ατύχημα • (atýchima) n (plural ατυχήματα)

accident, mishap

Declension

declension of ατύχημα

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	ατύχημα •	ατυχήματα •
genitive	ατυχήματος •	ατυχημάτων •
accusative	ατύχημα •	ατυχήματα •
vocative	ατύχημα •	ατυχήματα •

Synonyms

δυστύχημα n (dystýchima, “very serious and tragic accident”)

Related terms

see: ατυχής (atychís, “unlucky”) & τύχη f (týchi, “luck”)

References

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

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