ενήλικος

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἐνήλικος (enḗlikos) with semantic loan from French adulte.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈni.li.kos/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧νή‧λι‧κος

Adjective

ενήλικος • (enílikos) m (feminine ενήλικη, neuter ενήλικο)

  1. adult, grown-up (fully grown)
  2. of age
  3. (nominalized) adult (a person who has reached the legal age of majority)
    Synonym: ενήλικας m (enílikas)

Declension

Declension of ενήλικος
number 
case \ gender  		singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative ενήλικος • ενήλικη • ενήλικο • ενήλικοι • ενήλικες • ενήλικα •
genitive ενήλικου • ενήλικης • ενήλικου • ενήλικων • ενήλικων • ενήλικων •
accusative ενήλικο • ενήλικη • ενήλικο • ενήλικους • ενήλικες • ενήλικα •
vocative ενήλικε • ενήλικη • ενήλικο • ενήλικοι • ενήλικες • ενήλικα •

Antonyms

References

  1. ^ ενήλικος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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