παραξενιά

Greek

Etymology

παράξενος (paráxenos, strange, weird) + -ιά (-iá).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paɾakseˈɲa/
  • Hyphenation: πα‧ρα‧ξε‧νιά

Noun

παραξενιά • (paraxeniá) f (plural παραξενιές)

  1. (of a person) oddness, weirdness, eccentricity, quirk, idiosyncrasy (state of being different from the usual in behaviour)
    Όλοι οι άνθρωποι έχουν παραξενιές όταν γεράσουν.
    Óloi oi ánthropoi échoun paraxeniés ótan gerásoun.
    All people have quirks when they get old.

Declension

Synonyms

  • ιδιαιτερότητα f (idiaiterótita, peculiarity)
  • ιδιοτροπία f (idiotropía, quirk)
  • παραξενιάζω (paraxeniázo, to turn strange)
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