αὐταρχία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

αὔταρχος (aútarkhos, “autocratic, absolute; autarchic”) +‎ -ία (-ía), from αὐτ- (aut-, “self”) +‎ ἄρχω (árkhō, “to rule, govern”)

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Noun

αὐτᾰρχῐ́ᾱ • (autarkhíā) f (genitive αὐτᾰρχίᾱς); first declension (Koine)

  1. absolute power; autocracy, despotism
  2. autarchy, self-government, self-rule, sovereignty

Inflection

  • αὐταρχέω (autarkhéō)
  • αὐταρχή (autarkhḗ)
  • αὔταρχος (aútarkhos)

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