αυτονόητος
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learnedly from αυτο- (afto-) + νοητ(ός) (noït(ós)) + -ος (-os), a calque of German selbstverständlich. Compare Koine Greek αὐτονόητος (autonóētos, “exclusively conceptual”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]αυτονόητος • (aftonóitos) m (feminine αυτονόητη, neuter αυτονόητο)
- self-evident
- Synonym: αυταπόδεικτος (aftapódeiktos)
- intuitive (easily understood)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | αυτονόητος (aftonóitos) | αυτονόητη (aftonóiti) | αυτονόητο (aftonóito) | αυτονόητοι (aftonóitoi) | αυτονόητες (aftonóites) | αυτονόητα (aftonóita) | |
| genitive | αυτονόητου (aftonóitou) | αυτονόητης (aftonóitis) | αυτονόητου (aftonóitou) | αυτονόητων (aftonóiton) | αυτονόητων (aftonóiton) | αυτονόητων (aftonóiton) | |
| accusative | αυτονόητο (aftonóito) | αυτονόητη (aftonóiti) | αυτονόητο (aftonóito) | αυτονόητους (aftonóitous) | αυτονόητες (aftonóites) | αυτονόητα (aftonóita) | |
| vocative | αυτονόητε (aftonóite) | αυτονόητη (aftonóiti) | αυτονόητο (aftonóito) | αυτονόητοι (aftonóitoi) | αυτονόητες (aftonóites) | αυτονόητα (aftonóita) | |
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο αυτονόητος, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο αυτονόητος, etc.)
References
[edit]- ^ αυτονόητος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- αυτονόητος - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language