θεμιτός
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek θεμιτός (themitós).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]θεμιτός • (themitós) m (feminine θεμιτή, neuter θεμιτό)
- legitimate (conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid)
- legitimate (in accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements)
- Synonym: νόμιμος (nómimos)
- fair (competition)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | θεμιτός (themitós) | θεμιτή (themití) | θεμιτό (themitó) | θεμιτοί (themitoí) | θεμιτές (themités) | θεμιτά (themitá) | |
| genitive | θεμιτού (themitoú) | θεμιτής (themitís) | θεμιτού (themitoú) | θεμιτών (themitón) | θεμιτών (themitón) | θεμιτών (themitón) | |
| accusative | θεμιτό (themitó) | θεμιτή (themití) | θεμιτό (themitó) | θεμιτούς (themitoús) | θεμιτές (themités) | θεμιτά (themitá) | |
| vocative | θεμιτέ (themité) | θεμιτή (themití) | θεμιτό (themitó) | θεμιτοί (themitoí) | θεμιτές (themités) | θεμιτά (themitá) | |
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο θεμιτός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο θεμιτός, etc.)
Antonyms
[edit]- αθέμιτος (athémitos)
References
[edit]- ^ θεμιτός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language