Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From μαλακός (malakós, soft, effeminate) +‎ -ίᾱ (-íā).

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μᾰλᾰκίᾱ (malakíāf (genitive μᾰλᾰκίᾱς); first declension

  1. softness, delicacy, effeminacy
  2. impatience, weakness
  3. calmness (of the sea)
  4. (Koine) disease
  5. (Byzantine) masturbation

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  • 70 CE – 110 CE, The Gospel of Matthew 10:1:
    καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος τοὺς δώδεκα μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ, ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ἐξουσίαν πνευμάτων ἀκαθάρτων, ὥστε ἐκβάλλειν αὐτά, καὶ θεραπεύειν πᾶσαν νόσον καὶ πᾶσαν μαλακίαν.
    kaì proskalesámenos toùs dṓdeka mathētàs autoû, édōken autoîs exousían pneumátōn akathártōn, hṓste ekbállein autá, kaì therapeúein pâsan nóson kaì pâsan malakían.
    • Translation by KJV
      And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μαλακία (malakía, self-indulgence, weakness), from Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, soft, effeminate).

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  • IPA(key): [malaˈkia]
  • Hyphenation: μα‧λα‧κί‧α

Noun

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μαλακία (malakíaf (plural μαλακίες)

  1. (colloquial, vulgar) masturbation, wanking
    Η μαλακία σε κάνει τυφλό.
    I malakía se kánei tyfló.
    Wanking makes you blind.
  2. (colloquial, vulgar, figuratively) stupidity, idiocy, nonsense, bullshit
    Όλο κάθεται και λέει μαλακίες.
    Ólo káthetai kai léei malakíes.
    All he does is sit around and talk bullshit.

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Declension of μαλακία
singular plural
nominative μαλακία (malakía) μαλακίες (malakíes)
genitive μαλακίας (malakías) μαλακιών (malakión)
accusative μαλακία (malakía) μαλακίες (malakíes)
vocative μαλακία (malakía) μαλακίες (malakíes)

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