όψιμος

See also: ὄψιμος

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek ὄψιμος (ópsimos) from ὀψέ (opsé, adverb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo.psi.mos/
• Hyphenation: ό‧ψι‧μος

Adjective

όψιμος • (ópsimos) m (feminine όψιμη, neuter όψιμο)

1. late
   1. late in a season

      όψιμα φρούτα ― ópsima froúta ― late fruits

   2. late in a period of time

      όψιμη αρχαιότητα ― ópsimi archaiótita ― late antiquity

      Synonym: ύστερος (ýsteros)

2. (of a function or physiological condition) delayed, who appears later than expected
3. (of a plant) which ripens slowly (later than others)
4. (of a human action) too late (also used sarcastically)

   Το όψιμο ενδιαφέρον της κυβέρνησης δε θα λύσει κανένα πρόβλημα.

   To ópsimo endiaféron tis kyvérnisis de tha lýsei kanéna próvlima.

   The government's delayed interest will not solve any problem. (will solve no problem)

Declension

Declension of όψιμος

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	όψιμος (ópsimos)	όψιμη (ópsimi)	όψιμο (ópsimo)		όψιμοι (ópsimoi)	όψιμες (ópsimes)	όψιμα (ópsima)
genitive	όψιμου (ópsimou)	όψιμης (ópsimis)	όψιμου (ópsimou)		όψιμων (ópsimon)	όψιμων (ópsimon)	όψιμων (ópsimon)
accusative	όψιμο (ópsimo)	όψιμη (ópsimi)	όψιμο (ópsimo)		όψιμους (ópsimous)	όψιμες (ópsimes)	όψιμα (ópsima)
vocative	όψιμε (ópsime)	όψιμη (ópsimi)	όψιμο (ópsimo)		όψιμοι (ópsimoi)	όψιμες (ópsimes)	όψιμα (ópsima)

Synonyms

• sense (delayed): καθυστερημένος (kathysteriménos, participle)
• sense (at a late phase): ύστερος (ýsteros)

Antonyms

• πρώιμος (próimos)
• sense (antonym(s) of “delayed”): πρόωρος (próoros, adjective)

Related terms

• απόψε (apópse, “tonight”, adverb) & related
• οψιανθής (opsianthís, “late-blooming”, adjective)
• οψιγαμία f (opsigamía)
• οψίγαμος (opsígamos, adjective)
• οψιγενής (opsigenís, “after father's death; late”, adjective)
• οψιγέννητος (opsigénnitos, adjective)
• όψιμα (ópsima, adverb)
• όψιμα n pl (ópsima, “late [fruits]”)
• οψιμάδι n (opsimádi)
• οψιμάθεια f (opsimátheia, “opsimathy”)
• οψιμαθώς (opsimathós, adverb) (learned)
• οψιμαθής (opsimathís, “late to learn, opsimath”, adjective)
• οψιμιά f (opsimiá) (folksy)
• οψιμοθερίζω (opsimotherízo)
• οψιμότητα f (opsimótita)
• οψίμως (opsímos, adverb) (learned)
• οψίπλουτος (opsíploutos, adjective)
• οψίτυπος (opsítypos, adjective)
• οψιφανής (opsifanís, adjective)

• and see: ψες (pses, “yesterday”, adverb) (folksy) & related terms

See also

• κατόπιν (katópin, “after”, adverb)
• όπισθεν (ópisthen, “behind; backward”, adverb)

Further reading

• όψιμος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
• όψιμος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.