αὐτόνομος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From αὐτο- (auto-, self-) + νόμος (nómos, usage, custom; law, ordinance) + -ος (-os, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

αὐτόνομος (autónomos) m (feminine αὐτονόμη, neuter αὐτόνομον); first/second declension

  1. (of people and states) subject only to one's own laws, independent
    1. (in general) of one's own free will
    2. (of animals) feeding and ranging at will

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: autonomous

Further reading

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