φθινόπωρο
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φθινόπωρον (phthinópōron),[1] from φθίνω (phthínō, “to lessen, to fall down, to wilt”) and ὀπώρ(α) f (opṓr(a), “last part of summer; fruit”) + -ον n (-on).[2] Doublet of φτινόπωρο (ftinóporo). Also see χινόπωρο (chinóporo).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]φθινόπωρο • (fthinóporo) n (plural φθινόπωρα)
- autumn (UK & US), fall (US) (third of the four seasons, between summer and winter)
- (figuratively) autumn (time period when someone or something is past its prime)
- Ο παππούς βρίσκεται στο φθινόπωρο της ζωής του.
- O pappoús vrísketai sto fthinóporo tis zoḯs tou.
- Grandad is in the autumn of his life.
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | φθινόπωρο (fthinóporo) | φθινόπωρα (fthinópora) |
| genitive | φθινοπώρου (fthinopórou) φθινόπωρου (fthinóporou) |
φθινοπώρων (fthinopóron) |
| accusative | φθινόπωρο (fthinóporo) | φθινόπωρα (fthinópora) |
| vocative | φθινόπωρο (fthinóporo) | φθινόπωρα (fthinópora) |
Coordinate terms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- φθινοπωριάτικα (fthinoporiátika, “in the autumn”, adverb)
- φθινοπωριάτικος (fthinoporiátikos, “autumnal, autumn”, adjective)
- φθινοπωρινός (fthinoporinós, “autumnal, autumn”, adjective)
References
[edit]- ^ φθινόπωρο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ φθινόπωρο - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
Further reading
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φθινόπωρο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
