αυθαίρετο

Greek

Etymology

Short for αυθαίρετο σπίτι or οικοδόμημα (afthaíreto spíti or oikodómima): nominalization of αυθαίρετος (afthaíretos), substantivised neuter, by ellipsis of σπίτι (spíti, “house”), or οικοδόμημα n (oikodómima, “building”), or, as an abstract sense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈfθe.ɾe.to/
• Hyphenation: αυ‧θαί‧ρε‧το

Noun

αυθαίρετο • (afthaíreto or afthéreto) n (plural αυθαίρετα)

1. (bureaucracy) illegal, unauthorised (UK), unauthorized (US) building, usually house, built in violation of regulations
2. (abstract idea) arbitrariness

   Synonym: αυθαιρεσία f (afthairesía)

Declension

Declension of αυθαίρετο

	singular	plural
nominative	αυθαίρετο •	αυθαίρετα •
genitive	αυθαιρέτου •,  αυθαίρετου •	αυθαιρέτων •,  αυθαίρετων •
accusative	αυθαίρετο •	αυθαίρετα •
vocative	αυθαίρετο •	αυθαίρετα •
The forms with recessive accent αυθαιρέτου, αυθαιρέτων are formal or dated.

Related terms

• αυθαιρετούχος m (afthairetoúchos, “owner of illegally built house”) (colloquial)

• and see: αυθαίρετος (afthaíretos)

Adjective

αυθαίρετο • (afthaíreto or afthéreto)

1. Accusative masculine singular form of αυθαίρετος (afthaíretos).
2. Nominative, accusative and vocative neuter singular form of αυθαίρετος (afthaíretos).

See also

• Older form: αὐθαίρετον (authaíreton)

Further reading

• αυθαίρετο - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only], Centre for the Greek language
• “αυθαίρετος, & noun”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
• αυθαιρε- words - αυθαίρετο - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) [A Practical dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)