οἰκονομία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    From οἰκονόμος (oikonómos, manager) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā), from οἶκος (oîkos) +‎ νέμω (némō).

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    οἰκονομῐ́ᾱ • (oikonomĭ́āf (genitive οἰκονομῐ́ᾱς); first declension

    1. the management of a household or family, husbandry
      1. (of a state) administration, management
        • 361 BCE – 291 BCE, Dinarchus, Collected Works 102.29
      2. (of a poem) arrangement
    2. the public revenue of a state

    Inflection

    Descendants

    • Latin: oeconomia (management of household affairs; arrangement, economy) (see there for further descendants)

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