ἀπληστία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄπληστος (áplēstos, insatiable, greedy) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā, abstract noun suffix), ultimately from πίμπλημι (pímplēmi, to fill).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ᾰ̓πληστῐ́ᾱ • (aplēstíā) f (genitive ᾰ̓πληστῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. insatiate desire, greediness (of something: [+genitive])

Declension

Descendants

  • Greek: απληστία (aplistía)

Further reading

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