αυθαίρετος

See also: αὐθαίρετος

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αὐθαίρετος (authaíretos, by free choice), from αὐθ- (auth-), form of αὐτο- (auto-) + αἱρετός (hairetós) < verb αἱρέω (hairéō).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈfθe.ɾe.tos/
  • Hyphenation: αυ‧θαί‧ρε‧τος

Adjective

αυθαίρετος • (afthaíretos) m (feminine αυθαίρετη, neuter αυθαίρετο)

  1. arbitrary (without logic)
  2. unauthorised (UK), unauthorized (US)

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • αυθαιρεσία f (afthairesía)
  • αυθαιρετούχος (afthairetoúchos, who owns an illegal building, adjective)
  • αυθαιρετώ (afthairetó, verb)
  • and see: αυτός (aftós) and αιρώ (airó)

References

  1. αυθαίρετος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

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