φειδώ
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φειδώ (pheidṓ).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]φειδώ • (feidó) f (uncountable)
- thriftiness, frugality, parsimony
- με φειδώ ― me feidó ― sparingly, thriftily, frugally, parsimoniously
- χωρίς φειδώ ― chorís feidó ― unsparingly, extravagantly
Declension
[edit]| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | φειδώ (feidó) |
| genitive | φειδούς (feidoús) φειδώς (feidós) |
| accusative | φειδώ (feidó) |
| vocative | φειδώ (feidó) |
References
[edit]- ^ φειδώ, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language