• ξυγγνώμη(xungnṓmē) —Old Attic

Fromσυν-(sun-) +‎γνώμη(gnṓmē).

σῠγγνώμη• (sŭngnṓmē) f (genitiveσῠγγνώμης);first declension

1. acknowledgement,confession
2. lenientjudgement,allowance;fellow feeling withanother
3. pardon,forgiveness

• → Greek:συγγνώμη(syngnómi)(learned)

• “συγγνώμη”, inLiddell & Scott (1940)A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• συγγνώμη inBailly, Anatole (1935)Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• G4774 inStrong, James (1979)Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910)English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • allowance idem, page 25.
  • endurance idem, page 273.
  • exculpation idem, page 289.
  • extenuation idem, page 296.
  • forbearance idem, page 335.
  • forgiveness idem, page 338.
  • indulgence idem, page 435.
  • mercy idem, page 525.
  • palliation idem, page 590.
  • pardon idem, page 592.
  • patience idem, page 598.
  • quarter idem, page 663.
  • remission idem, page 693.
  • tolerance idem, page 880.
  • toleration idem, page 880.

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• συγνώμη(sygnómi) —colloquial

Learned borrowing fromAncient Greekσυγγνώμη(sungnṓmē) andsemantic loan fromFrenchpardon.^[1]

• IPA^(key):/siŋˈɣno.mi/
• Hyphenation:συγ‧γνώ‧μη

συγγνώμη• (syngnómi)

1. sorry(an apology)
2. excuse me(UK),pardon me(US)

• (forgive me, religion):ήμαρτον(ímarton)
• (Pardon, what did you say?):ορίστε(oríste)

συγγνώμη• (syngnómi) f (pluralσυγγνώμες)

1. forgiveness

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