ανεπάρκεια
Greek
Etymology
αν- (an-, “un-, in-”) + επάρκεια (epárkeia, “sufficiency, adequacy”), calque of English insufficiency. First attested 1863.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aneˈpaɾcia/
- Hyphenation: αν‧ε‧πάρ‧κει‧α
Noun
ανεπάρκεια • (anepárkeia) f (uncountable)
- insufficiency, inadequacy, scarcity (quality of not enough being available)
- Λόγω της ανεπάρκειας του φαγητού, πόλοι πέθαναν στον λιμό. ― Lógo tis anepárkeias tou fagitoú, póloi péthanan ston limó. ― Due to the scarcity of food, many died in the famine.
- (medicine) deficiency, failure (lack of ability or function)
- διανοητική ανεπάρκεια ― dianoïtikí anepárkeia ― mental deficiency
- νεφρική ανεπάρκεια ― nefrikí anepárkeia ― renal failure
- incompetency, incompetence (inability to do something well)
- Η ανεπάρκεια της σ' αυτό το θέμα ήταν καθαρή. ― I anepárkeia tis s' aftó to théma ítan katharí. ― Her incompetence in this subject was clear.
Declension
Declension of ανεπάρκεια (anepárkeia)
singular | |
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nominative | ανεπάρκεια • |
genitive | ανεπάρκειας • |
accusative | ανεπάρκεια • |
vocative | ανεπάρκεια • |
Synonyms
- (insufficiency, scarcity): έλλειψη f (élleipsi), στέρηση f (stérisi)
- (incompetency): ανικανότητα f (anikanótita), αναρμοδιότητα f (anarmodiótita)
Antonyms
- (insufficiency): επάρκεια f (epárkeia, “sufficiency, adequacy”)
- (incompetency): επάρκεια f (epárkeia, “sufficiency, adequacy”), ικανότητα f (ikanótita, “ability, competency”), αρμοδιότητα f (armodiótita, “incompetency”)
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