λογοδιάρροια

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λόγος, λογο- (lógos, logo-) +‎ δῐᾰ́ρροιᾰ (dĭắrrhoiă).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λογοδῐᾰ́ρροιᾰ • (logodĭắrrhoiăf (genitive λογοδῐᾰρροίᾱς); first declension (Koine)

  1. logorrhea, flux of words, verbal diarrhea

Declension

Descendants

  • Greek: λογοδιάρροια (logodiárroia) (learned)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek λογοδιάρροια (logodiárroia).[1] By surface analysis, λόγος, λογο- (lógos, logo-, speech) +‎ διάρροια (diárroia, diarrhoea, diarrhea)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lo.ɣo.ðiˈa.ɾi.a/
  • Hyphenation: λο‧γο‧δι‧άρ‧ροι‧α

Noun

λογοδιάρροια • (logodiárroiaf (plural λογοδιάρροιες)

  1. (colloquial) logorrhea, verbal diarrhea, garrulousness, uncontrollable chatter
    Synonyms: λογόρροια (logórroia), πάρλα (párla), πολυλογία (polylogía), φλυαρία (flyaría)

Declension

Declension of λογοδιάρροια
singular plural
nominative λογοδιάρροια (logodiárroia) λογοδιάρροιες (logodiárroies)
genitive λογοδιάρροιας (logodiárroias)
accusative λογοδιάρροια (logodiárroia) λογοδιάρροιες (logodiárroies)
vocative λογοδιάρροια (logodiárroia) λογοδιάρροιες (logodiárroies)

References

  1. ^ λογοδιάρροια, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

Further reading