αυτοσχέδιος
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αὐτοσχέδιος (autoskhédios).[1] Compare English autoschediastic.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]αυτοσχέδιος • (aftoschédios) m (feminine αυτοσχέδια, neuter αυτοσχέδιο)
- impromptu, improvised, extemporaneous (speech, song, etc.)
- improvised (device, mechanism, etc.)
- αυτοσχέδιος εκρηκτικός μηχανισμός ― aftoschédios ekriktikós michanismós ― improvised explosive device
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | αυτοσχέδιος (aftoschédios) | αυτοσχέδια (aftoschédia) | αυτοσχέδιο (aftoschédio) | αυτοσχέδιοι (aftoschédioi) | αυτοσχέδιες (aftoschédies) | αυτοσχέδια (aftoschédia) | |
| genitive | αυτοσχέδιου (aftoschédiou) | αυτοσχέδιας (aftoschédias) | αυτοσχέδιου (aftoschédiou) | αυτοσχέδιων (aftoschédion) | αυτοσχέδιων (aftoschédion) | αυτοσχέδιων (aftoschédion) | |
| accusative | αυτοσχέδιο (aftoschédio) | αυτοσχέδια (aftoschédia) | αυτοσχέδιο (aftoschédio) | αυτοσχέδιους (aftoschédious) | αυτοσχέδιες (aftoschédies) | αυτοσχέδια (aftoschédia) | |
| vocative | αυτοσχέδιε (aftoschédie) | αυτοσχέδια (aftoschédia) | αυτοσχέδιο (aftoschédio) | αυτοσχέδιοι (aftoschédioi) | αυτοσχέδιες (aftoschédies) | αυτοσχέδια (aftoschédia) | |
Derived terms
[edit]- αυτοσχέδιος εκρηκτικός μηχανισμός m (aftoschédios ekriktikós michanismós)
Related terms
[edit]- αυτοσχεδιάζω (aftoschediázo)
- αυτοσχεδιασμός m (aftoschediasmós)
See also
[edit]- πρόχειρος (prócheiros)
References
[edit]- ^ αυτοσχέδιος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language