απέταλος

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Greek

Etymology

Either Learned borrowing from Katharevousa ἀπέταλος (apétalos),[1] attested since 1873, from Koine Greek ἀπέτηλος (apétēlos) with change to πεταλ- from Ancient Greek πέταλον (pétalon) [2]
Or learned borrowing from French apétale < a- + pétale from Ancient Greek πέταλον (pétalon),[3] Morphologically, α- (a-, alpha privative) + Ancient Greek πέταλ(ον) (pétal(on)) + suffix for adjectives -ος (-os).
Or, related to the unattested Ancient Greek ᾱ̓πέτᾰλος (āpétalos). [4]
For the taxonomic term απέταλα (apétala) see the New Latin apetala[1] (example, Nestegis apetala.

Adjective

απέταλος (apétalosm (feminine απέταλη, neuter απέταλο)

  1. (botany) unpetalled, without blossom [1][3]
  2. (rare definition, equestrianism) unshoed, unshod [4][5]
    Synonyms: απετάλωτος (apetálotos), ακαλίγωτος (akalígotos)

Declension

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 απέταλος - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary, Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ απέταλος p.121, vol.1 - Koumanoudis, Stefanos Αth. (1900) Συναγωγὴ νέων λέξεων ὑπὸ τῶν λογίων πλασθεισῶν ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀλώσεως μέχρι τῶν καθ’ ἡμᾶς χρόνων. Sunagōgḕ néōn léxeōn hupò tôn logíōn plastheisôn apò tês Alṓseōs mékhri tôn kath’ hēmâs khrónōn. (In Katharevousa, Greek) Vols:1‑2. Athens: P. Dh. Sakellariou. @anemi, abbreviations (V).
  3. 3.0 3.1 απέταλος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  4. 4.0 4.1 απέταλος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας:  (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
  5. ^ ἀπέταλος (modern), ἀπέτηλος p.744 - Dimitrakos, Dimitrios B. (21964) Μέγα λεξικόν ὅλης τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης (in Greek), Athens: Hellenic Paideia 2nd edition in 15 vols. (abbreviations - of authors)