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Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.zve.stos/
- Hyphenation: ά‧σβε‧στος
Adjective
άσβεστος • (ásvestos) m (feminine άσβεστη, neuter άσβεστο)
- inextinguishable, always burning
- Synonym: άσβηστος (ásvistos)
- Antonyms: σβησμένος (svisménos), σβηστός (svistós)
Declension
Related terms
- and see: σβήνω (svíno, “put out”)
Noun
άσβεστος • (ásvestos) f (uncountable)
- Literary form of ασβέστης (asvéstis, “lime”), asbestos
Declension