λαογραφία
Greek
Etymology
From λαός (laós, “people”) + -γραφία (-grafía, “writing about”), calque of German Volkskunde. Modern sense has completely replaced the Koine Greek sense of "census".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laoɣɾaˈfia/
- Hyphenation: λα‧ο‧γρα‧φί‧α
Noun
λαογραφία • (laografía) f (uncountable)
- folklore
Declension
λαογραφία
case \\ number | singular |
---|---|
nominative | λαογραφία • |
genitive | λαογραφίας • |
accusative | λαογραφία • |
vocative | λαογραφία • |
Related terms
- λαογράφος m or f (laográfos, “folklorist”)
Further reading
- λαογραφία - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- λαογραφία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el