εγκύκλιος

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Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eŋˈɟi.kli.os/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧γκύ‧κλι‧ος

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἐγκύκλιος (enkúklios) in the context of ἐγκύκλιος παιδεία (enkúklios paideía, “general education”).[1]

Adjective

εγκύκλιος • (egkýklios) m (feminine εγκύκλιος or εγκύκλια, neuter εγκύκλιο)

  1. (education) all-round, general
Declension

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

Learned nominalization of the feminine form of the adjective εγκύκλιος, with semantic loan from French circulaire.[1]

Noun

εγκύκλιος • (egkýklios) f (plural εγκύκλιοι or εγκύκλιες)

  1. circular (official directive or notice intended for circulation)
    εγκύκλιος επιστολή (adjectival use) ― egkýklios epistolí ― circular letter
  2. (Christianity) encyclical
Declension
Declension of εγκύκλιος
singular plural
nominative εγκύκλιος • εγκύκλιοι •
genitive εγκυκλίου • εγκυκλίων •
accusative εγκύκλιο • εγκυκλίους •
vocative εγκύκλιε •,  εγκύκλιο • εγκύκλιοι •
Alternative nominative/accusative/vocative plural: εγκύκλιες

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 εγκύκλιος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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