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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄπονος (áponos), morphologically ά- (á-, “un-, a-, not”) + πόνος (pónos, “pain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaponos/
- Hyphenation: ά‧πο‧νος
Adjective
άπονος • (áponos) m (feminine άπονη, neuter άπονο)
- heartless, uncaring, unfeeling, unsympathetic (not caring about the pain or suffering of others)
- Synonyms: άκαρδος (ákardos), άσπλαχνος (ásplachnos), ανάλγητος (análgitos)
- Antonyms: σπλαχνικός (splachnikós), πονετικός (ponetikós)
Ήταν εντελώς άπονη προς τους άλλους.- Ítan entelós áponi pros tous állous.
- She was completely uncaring towards others.
1965, “Άπονη ζωή”, Lefteris Papadopoulos (lyrics), Stavros Xarchakos (music), performed by Grigoris Bithikotsis:Άπονη ζωή, μας πέταξες στου δρόμου την άκρη,
μας αδίκησες.- Áponi zoḯ, mas pétaxes stou drómou tin ákri,
mas adíkises. - Heartless life, you threw us to the side of the road,
You did us wrong.
Declension
- άπονα (ápona, “heartlessly, uncaringly, unfeelingly”, adverb)
- απόνετος (apónetos, “painless; heartless”, adjective)
- απονιά f (aponiá, “heartlessness, lack of caring”)
- and see: απονευρώνω (aponevróno, “to kill a nerve”)
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