ακρεοφαγία
Greek
Alternative forms
- ακρεωφαγία (akreofagía)
Etymology
From α- (a-, “not”) + κρεοφαγία (kreofagía, “meat-eating”). First attested 1893.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /akɾeofaˈʝia/
- Hyphenation: α‧κρε‧ο‧φα‧γί‧α
Noun
ακρεοφαγία • (akreofagía) f (uncountable)
- abstention/abstinence from eating meat, meatless (day, diet, etc)
- Η Παρασκευή είναι ημέρα ακρεοφαγίας.
- I Paraskeví eínai iméra akreofagías.
- Friday is a meatless day.
- Hyponym: (vegetarianism/veganism) χορτοφαγία (chortofagía)
- Antonyms: (meat-eating) κρεοφαγία (kreofagía), (meat-eating) κρεατοφαγία (kreatofagía)
Declension
ακρεοφαγία
| case \\ number | singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | ακρεοφαγία • |
| genitive | ακρεοφαγίας • |
| accusative | ακρεοφαγία • |
| vocative | ακρεοφαγία • |