δηλητηριώδης

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δηλητήρῐον (dēlētḗrĭon, poison) +‎ -ώδης (-ṓdēs, like), from δηλητήρῐος (dēlētḗrĭos, noxious), from δηλέομαι (dēléomai, I destroy).

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Adjective

δηλητήρῐώδης (dēlētḗrĭṓdēsm or f (neuter δηλητηρῐῶδες); third declension

  1. harmful, poisonous, noxious
    Χαμαιλέοντος ἡ ῥίζα τοῦ μὲν μέλανος ἔχει τι δηλητηριῶδες (Aetius med. 413.1)
    τοῦ δὲ κακοῦ· ἤτοι τῶν δηλητηριωδῶν βοτανῶν (Scholia in Aristotelem, 20.177b17i.1)

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Greek

Adjective

δηλητηριώδης (dilitiriódism (feminine δηλητηριώδης, neuter δηλητηριώδες)

  1. poisonous

Declension

Declension of δηλητηριώδης
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative δηλητηριώδης (dilitiriódis) δηλητηριώδης (dilitiriódis) δηλητηριώδες (dilitiriódes) δηλητηριώδεις (dilitiriódeis) δηλητηριώδεις (dilitiriódeis) δηλητηριώδη (dilitiriódi)
genitive δηλητηριώδους (dilitiriódous)
δηλητηριώδη (dilitiriódi)
δηλητηριώδους (dilitiriódous) δηλητηριώδους (dilitiriódous) δηλητηριωδών (dilitiriodón) δηλητηριωδών (dilitiriodón) δηλητηριωδών (dilitiriodón)
accusative δηλητηριώδη (dilitiriódi) δηλητηριώδη (dilitiriódi) δηλητηριώδες (dilitiriódes) δηλητηριώδεις (dilitiriódeis) δηλητηριώδεις (dilitiriódeis) δηλητηριώδη (dilitiriódi)
vocative δηλητηριώδη (dilitiriódi)
δηλητηριώδης (dilitiriódis)
δηλητηριώδης (dilitiriódis) δηλητηριώδες (dilitiriódes) δηλητηριώδεις (dilitiriódeis) δηλητηριώδεις (dilitiriódeis) δηλητηριώδη (dilitiriódi)

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

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