αδάμας

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Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἀδάμας (adámas, “diamond”), ancient sense: "the hardest metal", from the accusative singular "τόν ἀδάμαντα (adámanta)[1][2]

Noun

αδάμας • (adámas) m (plural αδάμαντες)

  1. (formal or dated) diamond
    Synonyms: (formal) αδάμαντας m (adámantas), (standard, less formal) διαμάντι (diamánti)
  2. adamant, adamantine

Declension

Declension of αδάμας
singular plural
nominative αδάμας • αδάμαντες •
genitive αδάμαντος • αδαμάντων •
accusative αδάμαντα • αδάμαντες •
vocative αδάμας • αδάμαντες •
Compare to the declension of αδάμαντας with standard genitive singular: "του αδάμαντα".

compounds with αδαμαντo-, αδαμαντ-

References

  1. ^ αδάμας, αδάμαντας, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ αδάμας - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary, Centre for the Greek language

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