άσβεστος

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Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.zve.stos/
  • Hyphenation: ά‧σβε‧στος

Adjective

άσβεστος (ásvestosm (feminine άσβεστη, neuter άσβεστο)

  1. inextinguishable, always burning
    Synonym: άσβηστος (ásvistos)
    Antonyms: σβησμένος (svisménos), σβηστός (svistós)

Declension

Noun

άσβεστος (ásvestosf (uncountable)

  1. Literary form of ασβέστης (asvéstis, lime), asbestos

Declension