διαφανής
Appearance
Ancient Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From διαφαίνω (diaphaínō, “to shine; to be manifest”) + -ής (-ḗs, adjective suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /di.a.pʰa.nɛ̌ːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /di.a.pʰaˈne̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ði.a.ɸaˈnis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ði.a.faˈnis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ði.a.faˈnis/
Adjective
[edit]δῐᾰφᾰνής • (dĭăphănḗs) m or f (neuter δῐᾰφᾰνές); third declension
- diaphanous, translucent, transparent
- Synonym: διαυγής (diaugḗs)
- red-hot, fiery
- manifest, distinct, clear
- conspicuous, noticeable
Inflection
[edit]Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
Nominative | δῐᾰφᾰνής dĭăphănḗs |
δῐᾰφᾰνές dĭăphănés |
δῐᾰφᾰνεῖ dĭăphăneî |
δῐᾰφᾰνεῖ dĭăphăneî |
δῐᾰφᾰνεῖς dĭăphăneîs |
δῐᾰφᾰνῆ dĭăphănê | ||||||||
Genitive | δῐᾰφᾰνοῦς dĭăphănoûs |
δῐᾰφᾰνοῦς dĭăphănoûs |
δῐᾰφᾰνοῖν dĭăphănoîn |
δῐᾰφᾰνοῖν dĭăphănoîn |
δῐᾰφᾰνῶν dĭăphănôn |
δῐᾰφᾰνῶν dĭăphănôn | ||||||||
Dative | δῐᾰφᾰνεῖ dĭăphăneî |
δῐᾰφᾰνεῖ dĭăphăneî |
δῐᾰφᾰνοῖν dĭăphănoîn |
δῐᾰφᾰνοῖν dĭăphănoîn |
δῐᾰφᾰνέσῐ / δῐᾰφᾰνέσῐν dĭăphănésĭ(n) |
δῐᾰφᾰνέσῐ / δῐᾰφᾰνέσῐν dĭăphănésĭ(n) | ||||||||
Accusative | δῐᾰφᾰνῆ dĭăphănê |
δῐᾰφᾰνές dĭăphănés |
δῐᾰφᾰνεῖ dĭăphăneî |
δῐᾰφᾰνεῖ dĭăphăneî |
δῐᾰφᾰνεῖς dĭăphăneîs |
δῐᾰφᾰνῆ dĭăphănê | ||||||||
Vocative | δῐᾰφᾰνές dĭăphănés |
δῐᾰφᾰνές dĭăphănés |
δῐᾰφᾰνεῖ dĭăphăneî |
δῐᾰφᾰνεῖ dĭăphăneî |
δῐᾰφᾰνεῖς dĭăphăneîs |
δῐᾰφᾰνῆ dĭăphănê | ||||||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
δῐᾰφᾰνῶς dĭăphănôs |
δῐᾰφᾰνέστερος dĭăphănésteros |
δῐᾰφᾰνέστᾰτος dĭăphănéstătos | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
[edit]- διαφάνεια (diapháneia)
Descendants
[edit]- → Latin: diaphanus
References
[edit]- “διαφανής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “διαφανής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- διαφανής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- διαφανής in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
Greek
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]διαφανής • (diafanís) m (feminine διαφανής, neuter διαφανές)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
nominative | διαφανής (diafanís) | διαφανής (diafanís) | διαφανές (diafanés) | διαφανείς (diafaneís) | διαφανείς (diafaneís) | διαφανή (diafaní) | |
genitive | διαφανούς (diafanoús) διαφανή (diafaní) |
διαφανούς (diafanoús) | διαφανούς (diafanoús) | διαφανών (diafanón) | διαφανών (diafanón) | διαφανών (diafanón) | |
accusative | διαφανή (diafaní) | διαφανή (diafaní) | διαφανές (diafanés) | διαφανείς (diafaneís) | διαφανείς (diafaneís) | διαφανή (diafaní) | |
vocative | διαφανή (diafaní) διαφανής (diafanís) |
διαφανής (diafanís) | διαφανές (diafanés) | διαφανείς (diafaneís) | διαφανείς (diafaneís) | διαφανή (diafaní) |
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο διαφανής, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο διαφανής, etc.)
Derivations: relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο διαφανέστερος", etc)
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Synonyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- διαφανής, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language