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δημοκρατία

δημοκρατία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Noun

δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokratíā) f (genitive δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. (politics, uncountable) democracy, popular government
  2. (countable) a democratic government
    • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 6.43
      τοὺς γὰρ τυράννους τῶν Ἰώνων καταπαύσας πάντας ὁ Μαρδόνιος δημοκρατίας κατίστα ἐς τὰς πόλιας
      • 1910 translation by George Rawlinson
        Mardonius put down all the despots throughout Ionia, and in lieu of them established democracies
    • 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Banquet of the Seven Sages 154.e
      ὁ Βίας ἔφησε κρατίστην εἶναι δημοκρατίαν ἐν ᾗ πάντες ὡς τύραννον φοβοῦνται τὸν νόμον.
      Bias said that the strongest democracy is that wherein all fear the law as their tyrant.
  3. vocative singular of δημοκρατίᾱ (dēmokratíā)
  4. nominative dual of δημοκρατίᾱ (dēmokratíā)
  5. accusative dual of δημοκρατίᾱ (dēmokratíā)
  6. vocative dual of δημοκρατίᾱ (dēmokratíā)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • Δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (Dēmokratíā)

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Greek

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokratíā, democracy”, “popular government).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ðimokraˈtia/
  • Hyphenation: δη‧μο‧κρα‧τί‧α

Noun

δημοκρατία (dimokratía) f (plural δημοκρατίες)

  1. democracy
  2. republic
    Ελληνική ΔημοκρατίαEllinikí Dimokratía ― Hellenic Republic

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

  • see: δήμος m (dímos, municipality, the people)

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