άηχος

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἄηχος (áēkhos).[1] By surface analysis, ά- (á-, privative alpha) +‎ ήχος (íchos, “sound”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.i.xos/
  • Hyphenation: ά‧η‧χος

Adjective

άηχος • (áichos) m (feminine άηχη, neuter άηχο)

  1. silent, noiseless, soundless
  2. (phonetics, phonology) voiceless, unvoiced
    Antonym: ηχηρός (ichirós)
    Τα άηχα σύμφωνα της νεοελληνικής είναι τα [p t k c], [f x ç θ s] και [ts].
    Ta áicha sýmfona tis neoellinikís eínai ta [p t k c], [f x ç th s] kai [ts].
    The voiceless consonants of Modern Greek are , and .

Declension

Declension of άηχος
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative άηχος (áichos) άηχη (áichi) άηχο (áicho) άηχοι (áichoi) άηχες (áiches) άηχα (áicha)
genitive άηχου (áichou) άηχης (áichis) άηχου (áichou) άηχων (áichon) άηχων (áichon) άηχων (áichon)
accusative άηχο (áicho) άηχη (áichi) άηχο (áicho) άηχους (áichous) άηχες (áiches) άηχα (áicha)
vocative άηχε (áiche) άηχη (áichi) άηχο (áicho) άηχοι (áichoi) άηχες (áiches) άηχα (áicha)

Antonyms

  • see: ήχος m (íchos, “sound, noise”)

References

  1. ^ άηχος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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