ακρίβεια

See also: ἀκρίβεια

Greek

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀκρῑ́βεια (akrī́beia).^[1] By surface analysis, ακριβής (akrivís) +‎ -εια (-eia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈkri.vi.a/
• Hyphenation: α‧κρί‧βει‧α

Noun

ακρίβεια • (akríveia) f (plural ακρίβειες)

1. accuracy, exactness, exactitude
2. precision, preciseness
3. (time) punctuality

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	ακρίβεια (akríveia)	ακρίβειες (akríveies)
genitive	ακρίβειας (akríveias)	ακριβειών (akriveión)
accusative	ακρίβεια (akríveia)	ακρίβειες (akríveies)
vocative	ακρίβεια (akríveia)	ακρίβειες (akríveies)

ακριβείας is a literary genitive form.

Antonyms

• ανακρίβεια (anakríveia)

Related terms

• ακριβής (akrivís, “accurate”)
• για την ακρίβεια (gia tin akríveia, “in fact, actually”)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Byzantine Greek ακρίβεια (akríbeia, “expensiveness”), from Koine Greek ακρίβεια (akríbeia, “strict economy”), from Ancient Greek ἀκρῑ́βεια (akrī́beia), with synizesis of final vowels into one syllable.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈkɾi.vʝa/
• Hyphenation: α‧κρί‧βεια

Noun

ακρίβεια • (akríveia) f (plural ακρίβειες)

1. dearness, expensiveness

   Antonym: φτήνια f (ftínia)

   1. (by extension) an item of good quality; an exclusive item

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	ακρίβεια (akríveia)	ακρίβειες (akríveies)
genitive	ακρίβειας (akríveias)	-
accusative	ακρίβεια (akríveia)	ακρίβειες (akríveies)
vocative	ακρίβεια (akríveia)	ακρίβειες (akríveies)

Related terms

• ακριβός (akrivós, “expensive”)

References

1. ακρίβεια, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language