αδαμάντινος

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀδαμάντινος (adamántinos, sense: hard as adamant, steal) and semantic loan from English adamantine < Latin adamantinus < Ancient Greek ἀδαμάντινος (adamántinos).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ðaˈman.di.nos/
  • Hyphenation: α‧δα‧μά‧ντι‧νος

Adjective

αδαμάντινος (adamántinosm (feminine αδαμάντινη, neuter αδαμάντινο)

  1. made of diamond
    Synonym: (less formal) διαμαντένιος (diamanténios)
  2. adamantine
  3. (figuratively) adamant, firm, unflinching
    Synonym: αδάμαστος (adámastos)

Declension

Declension of αδαμάντινος
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative αδαμάντινος (adamántinos) αδαμάντινη (adamántini) αδαμάντινο (adamántino) αδαμάντινοι (adamántinoi) αδαμάντινες (adamántines) αδαμάντινα (adamántina)
genitive αδαμάντινου (adamántinou) αδαμάντινης (adamántinis) αδαμάντινου (adamántinou) αδαμάντινων (adamántinon) αδαμάντινων (adamántinon) αδαμάντινων (adamántinon)
accusative αδαμάντινο (adamántino) αδαμάντινη (adamántini) αδαμάντινο (adamántino) αδαμάντινους (adamántinous) αδαμάντινες (adamántines) αδαμάντινα (adamántina)
vocative αδαμάντινε (adamántine) αδαμάντινη (adamántini) αδαμάντινο (adamántino) αδαμάντινοι (adamántinoi) αδαμάντινες (adamántines) αδαμάντινα (adamántina)

Derived terms

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References

  1. ^ αδαμάντινος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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