αθώος

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek ἀθῷος (athôios).

Adjective

αθώος • (athóos) m (feminine αθώα, neuter αθώο)

1. innocent, lacking guilt
2. naive, innocent, artless

   Synonyms: άδολος (ádolos), απλοϊκός (aploïkós), απονήρευτος (aponíreftos), αφελής (afelís)

3. harmless

Declension

Declension of αθώος

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	αθώος (athóos)	αθώα (athóa)	αθώο (athóo)		αθώοι (athóoi)	αθώες (athóes)	αθώα (athóa)
genitive	αθώου (athóou)	αθώας (athóas)	αθώου (athóou)		αθώων (athóon)	αθώων (athóon)	αθώων (athóon)
accusative	αθώο (athóo)	αθώα (athóa)	αθώο (athóo)		αθώους (athóous)	αθώες (athóes)	αθώα (athóa)
vocative	αθώε (athóe)	αθώα (athóa)	αθώο (athóo)		αθώοι (athóoi)	αθώες (athóes)	αθώα (athóa)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο αθώος, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο αθώος, etc.)

Degrees of comparison by suffixation

comparative (?) singular plural masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter nominative αθωότερος (athoóteros) αθωότερη (athoóteri) αθωότερο (athoótero) αθωότεροι (athoóteroi) αθωότερες (athoóteres) αθωότερα (athoótera) genitive αθωότερου (athoóterou) αθωότερης (athoóteris) αθωότερου (athoóterou) αθωότερων (athoóteron) αθωότερων (athoóteron) αθωότερων (athoóteron) accusative αθωότερο (athoótero) αθωότερη (athoóteri) αθωότερο (athoótero) αθωότερους (athoóterous) αθωότερες (athoóteres) αθωότερα (athoótera) vocative αθωότερε (athoótere) αθωότερη (athoóteri) αθωότερο (athoótero) αθωότεροι (athoóteroi) αθωότερες (athoóteres) αθωότερα (athoótera) Derivations: relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο αθωότερος", etc)

Synonyms

• ακριμάτιστος (akrimátistos)
• αναμάρτητος (anamártitos)

Antonyms

• ένοχος (énochos, “guilty”)

Derived terms

• αθωότητα f (athoótita, “innocence, naivety”)
• αθωωτικός (athootikós, “acquitted, not guilty”)
• αθωώνω (athoóno, “to acquit”)
• αθωώνομαι (athoónomai, “to be acquitted”)
• αθώωση f (athóosi, “acquittal”)