εξώγαμος
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learnedly from εξω- (exo-) + γάμ(ος) (gám(os), “marriage”) + -ος (-os), a calque of French extraconjugal.[1] A false friend of English exogamous.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]εξώγαμος • (exógamos) m (feminine εξώγαμη, neuter εξώγαμο)
- (of a child) born out of wedlock, illegitimate (born to unmarried parents)
- Synonym: νόθος (nóthos)
- (rare) Synonym of εξωσυζυγικός (exosyzygikós, “extramarital, extraconjugal”)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | εξώγαμος (exógamos) | εξώγαμη (exógami) | εξώγαμο (exógamo) | εξώγαμοι (exógamoi) | εξώγαμες (exógames) | εξώγαμα (exógama) | |
| genitive | εξώγαμου (exógamou) | εξώγαμης (exógamis) | εξώγαμου (exógamou) | εξώγαμων (exógamon) | εξώγαμων (exógamon) | εξώγαμων (exógamon) | |
| accusative | εξώγαμο (exógamo) | εξώγαμη (exógami) | εξώγαμο (exógamo) | εξώγαμους (exógamous) | εξώγαμες (exógames) | εξώγαμα (exógama) | |
| vocative | εξώγαμε (exógame) | εξώγαμη (exógami) | εξώγαμο (exógamo) | εξώγαμοι (exógamoi) | εξώγαμες (exógames) | εξώγαμα (exógama) | |
Related terms
[edit]- ενδογαμικός (endogamikós)
- εξωγαμία f (exogamía)
- εξωγαμικός (exogamikós)
References
[edit]- ^ εξώγαμος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language