επώδυνος
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπώδυνος (epṓdunos).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]επώδυνος • (epódynos) m (feminine επώδυνη, neuter επώδυνο)
- painful (causing pain or distress, either physical or mental)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | επώδυνος (epódynos) | επώδυνη (epódyni) | επώδυνο (epódyno) | επώδυνοι (epódynoi) | επώδυνες (epódynes) | επώδυνα (epódyna) | |
| genitive | επώδυνου (epódynou) | επώδυνης (epódynis) | επώδυνου (epódynou) | επώδυνων (epódynon) | επώδυνων (epódynon) | επώδυνων (epódynon) | |
| accusative | επώδυνο (epódyno) | επώδυνη (epódyni) | επώδυνο (epódyno) | επώδυνους (epódynous) | επώδυνες (epódynes) | επώδυνα (epódyna) | |
| vocative | επώδυνε (epódyne) | επώδυνη (epódyni) | επώδυνο (epódyno) | επώδυνοι (epódynoi) | επώδυνες (epódynes) | επώδυνα (epódyna) | |
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο επώδυνος, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο επώδυνος, etc.)
Derived terms
[edit]- επώδυνα (epódyna, adverb)
References
[edit]- ^ επώδυνος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language