απότομος
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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀπότομος (apótomos), with semantic loan from French brusque.[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
απότομος • (apótomos) m (feminine απότομη, neuter απότομο)
- (of cliffs, mountains) steep, sheer, abrupt
- (generally) abrupt, sudden
- (of speech) short, brusque, curt
Declension
Declension of απότομος
| number case \ gender |
singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | απότομος • | απότομη • | απότομο • | απότομοι • | απότομες • | απότομα • |
| genitive | απότομου • | απότομης • | απότομου • | απότομων • | απότομων • | απότομων • |
| accusative | απότομο • | απότομη • | απότομο • | απότομους • | απότομες • | απότομα • |
| vocative | απότομε • | απότομη • | απότομο • | απότομοι • | απότομες • | απότομα • |
| derivations | Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο απότομος, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο απότομος, etc.) | |||||
See also
- κοντός (kontós, “short in height”)
- λιγοστός (ligostós, “short, scarce”)
- μικρός (mikrós, “short in length”)
- σύντομος (sýntomos, “short in time”)
References
- ^ απότομος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language