αφελής
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See also: ἀφελής
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀφελής (aphelḗs).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]αφελής • (afelís) m (feminine αφελής, neuter αφελές)
- naive
- Synonyms: άδολος (ádolos), αθώος (athóos), απλοϊκός (aploïkós), απονήρευτος (aponíreftos)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
nominative | αφελής (afelís) | αφελής (afelís) | αφελές (afelés) | αφελείς (afeleís) | αφελείς (afeleís) | αφελή (afelí) | |
genitive | αφελούς (afeloús) αφελή (afelí) |
αφελούς (afeloús) | αφελούς (afeloús) | αφελών (afelón) | αφελών (afelón) | αφελών (afelón) | |
accusative | αφελή (afelí) | αφελή (afelí) | αφελές (afelés) | αφελείς (afeleís) | αφελείς (afeleís) | αφελή (afelí) | |
vocative | αφελή (afelí) αφελής (afelís) |
αφελής (afelís) | αφελές (afelés) | αφελείς (afeleís) | αφελείς (afeleís) | αφελή (afelí) |
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο αφελής, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο αφελής, etc.)
Derivations: relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο αφελέστερος", etc)
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Further reading
[edit]- αφελής - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language
- αφελής, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language