ἀπορία

See also: απορία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ᾰ̓́πορος (áporos, impassable, difficult) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ᾰ̓πορῐ́ᾱ • (aporíā) f (genitive ᾰ̓πορῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. (of places) a difficulty in passage
  2. difficulty, impossibility
  3. embarrassment, doubt, uncertainty, anxiety
  4. need, poverty
  5. puzzle

Inflection

Descendants

  • Latin: aporia
  • Greek: απορία (aporía)

References

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