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Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek ἄλῠτος (“not to be loosed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.li.tos/
- Hyphenation: ά‧λυ‧τος
Adjective
άλυτος • (álytos) m (feminine άλυτη, neuter άλυτο)
- insoluble, unsolvable, unresolved, unsolved
- Synonym: ανεπίλυτος (anepílytos)
—Δάσκαλε, το πρόβλημα είναι άλυτο!
—Όχι, δεν είναι ανεπίλυτο. Είναι απλώς δυσεπίλυτο.- —Dáskale, to próvlima eínai ályto!
—Óchi, den eínai anepílyto. Eínai aplós dysepílyto. - —Teacher, the problem is unsolvable!
—No, it is not unsolvable, it is just difficult to solve.
- fastened, incapable of being untied
Declension
Synonyms
- λυμένος (lyménos)
- (insoluble): δυσεπίλυτος (dysepílytos, “with difficult solution”)
- (fastened): άδετος (ádetos, “not tied”)
Antonyms
- δεμένος (deménos, “tied, fastened”, participle)
Coordinate terms
- (fastened): αλύτρωτος (alýtrotos, “not freed”) (figuratively)
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