αποφώλιος
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See also: ἀποφώλιος
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ἀποφώλιος (apophṓlios), in the sense: monstrous, of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]αποφώλιος • (apofólios) m (feminine αποφώλια, neuter αποφώλιο)
- monstrous, hideous, in the dated phrase (of criminals)
- αποφώλιον τέρας (apofólion téras, “hideous monster”)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
nominative | αποφώλιος (apofólios) | αποφώλια (apofólia) | αποφώλιο (apofólio) | αποφώλιοι (apofólioi) | αποφώλιες (apofólies) | αποφώλια (apofólia) | |
genitive | αποφώλιου (apofóliou) | αποφώλιας (apofólias) | αποφώλιου (apofóliou) | αποφώλιων (apofólion) | αποφώλιων (apofólion) | αποφώλιων (apofólion) | |
accusative | αποφώλιο (apofólio) | αποφώλια (apofólia) | αποφώλιο (apofólio) | αποφώλιους (apofólious) | αποφώλιες (apofólies) | αποφώλια (apofólia) | |
vocative | αποφώλιε (apofólie) | αποφώλια (apofólia) | αποφώλιο (apofólio) | αποφώλιοι (apofólioi) | αποφώλιες (apofólies) | αποφώλια (apofólia) |
See also
[edit]- not related etymologically: αποφώλι n (apofóli, “nest egg”)
Further reading
[edit]- αποφώλιος - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language