ακριβός

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Greek

Etymology

From Late Koine Greek ἀκριβός (akribós, valuable), an alternative form of Ancient Greek ἀκριβής (akribḗs, exact, accurate, precise). Doublet of ακριβής (akrivís).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /akɾiˈvos/
  • Hyphenation: α‧κρι‧βός
  • Homophones: ακριβώς (akrivós, exactly)

Adjective

ακριβός (akrivósm (feminine ακριβή, neuter ακριβό)

  1. expensive, dear, precious (costing a lot of money)
  2. (figuratively) dear, precious (emotionally endearing)

Declension

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative ακριβός (akrivós) ακριβή (akriví) ακριβό (akrivó) ακριβοί (akrivoí) ακριβές (akrivés) ακριβά (akrivá)
genitive ακριβού (akrivoú) ακριβής (akrivís) ακριβού (akrivoú) ακριβών (akrivón) ακριβών (akrivón) ακριβών (akrivón)
accusative ακριβό (akrivó) ακριβή (akriví) ακριβό (akrivó) ακριβούς (akrivoús) ακριβές (akrivés) ακριβά (akrivá)
vocative ακριβέ (akrivé) ακριβή (akriví) ακριβό (akrivó) ακριβοί (akrivoí) ακριβές (akrivés) ακριβά (akrivá)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ακριβός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ακριβός, etc.)

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