λειτουργία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ληϊτουργῐ́ᾱ (lēïtourgíā)
  • λῃτουργῐ́ᾱ (lēitourgíā)
  • λητουργῐ́ᾱ (lētourgíā) (early Attic)

Etymology

From λειτουργός (leitourgós, public servant) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā, abstract nounforming suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λειτουργῐ́ᾱ • (leitourgíā) f (genitive λειτουργῐ́ᾱς); first declension (Attic, Koine)

  1. public service
  2. (religion) ministration

Declension

Descendants

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λειτουργία (leitourgía, public service), from λειτουργός (leitourgós, public official) + -ία (-ía).

Noun

λειτουργία • (leitourgía) f (plural λειτουργίες)

  1. (religion) liturgy, Mass, Eucharist, divine service
  2. function, operation, service, working(s)
    ώρες λειτουργίαςóres leitourgíasworking hours
    βιολογική λειτουργίαviologikí leitourgíabiological function

Declension

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