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ιδιοφυία
genius /iðiofiˈia/
nounB2#2573 most common
Also: ingenuity, natural talent, giftedness
Example sentences
Αυτός έχει ιδιοφυία.
He has genius.
Ο Αϊνστάιν ήταν άνθρωπος με ιδιοφυία.
Einstein was a man of genius.
Η ιδιοφυία της φαίνεται σε κάθε της έργο.
Her genius shows in every one of her works.
Πολλοί θεωρούν ότι η ιδιοφυία είναι συνδυασμός ταλέντου και σκληρής δουλειάς.
Many believe that genius is a combination of talent and hard work.
Η ιδιοφυία του συνθέτη αναγνωρίστηκε μόλις μετά τον θάνατό του.
The composer's genius was recognized only after his death.
Η επιστημονική ιδιοφυία δεν αρκεί από μόνη της, αν δεν συνοδεύεται από επιμονή και πειθαρχία.
Scientific genius is not enough on its own, if it is not paired with persistence and discipline.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ιδιοφυία | ιδιοφυίες |
| Genitive | ιδιοφυίας | ιδιοφυιών |
| Accusative | ιδιοφυία | ιδιοφυίες |
| Vocative | ιδιοφυία | ιδιοφυίες |
Word family
ιδιοφυήςgifted, ingenious
ιδιότηταproperty, characteristic
ιδιοτροπίαeccentricity, whim
ιδιωματισμόςidiom
φυσικόςnatural, physicalEtymology
Ιδιοφυία joins ίδιος, meaning one's own or particular, with the root of φύομαι, meaning to grow or to be by nature. The suffix -ία turns this into an abstract noun. Together the word describes a quality that grows out of a person's own nature, not from training or copying others. Modern Greek uses it much like English uses genius, as a trait rather than a person.
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