καύσιμος
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καύσιμος (kaúsimos) with semantic loan from French carburant.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]καύσιμος • (káfsimos) m (feminine καύσιμη, neuter καύσιμο)
- combustible, burnable (able to be used as a fuel due to release of thermal energy when burned)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | καύσιμος (káfsimos) | καύσιμη (káfsimi) | καύσιμο (káfsimo) | καύσιμοι (káfsimoi) | καύσιμες (káfsimes) | καύσιμα (káfsima) | |
| genitive | καύσιμου (káfsimou) | καύσιμης (káfsimis) | καύσιμου (káfsimou) | καύσιμων (káfsimon) | καύσιμων (káfsimon) | καύσιμων (káfsimon) | |
| accusative | καύσιμο (káfsimo) | καύσιμη (káfsimi) | καύσιμο (káfsimo) | καύσιμους (káfsimous) | καύσιμες (káfsimes) | καύσιμα (káfsima) | |
| vocative | καύσιμε (káfsime) | καύσιμη (káfsimi) | καύσιμο (káfsimo) | καύσιμοι (káfsimoi) | καύσιμες (káfsimes) | καύσιμα (káfsima) | |
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο καύσιμος, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο καύσιμος, etc.)
Derived terms
[edit]- καύσιμο n (káfsimo, “fuel”)
Related terms
[edit]- see: καίω (kaío)
References
[edit]- ^ καύσιμος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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- Greek terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
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- Greek semantic loans from French
- Greek terms derived from French
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- Greek adjectives in declension ος-η-ο
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