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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐνεργητικός (energētikós) with semantic loan from French actif in the accounting sense. By surface analysis, ενεργώ (energó) + -τικός (-tikós).
Adjective
ενεργητικός • (energitikós) m (feminine ενεργητική, neuter ενεργητικό)
- active (having the power or quality of acting)
- active (given to action)
- active (quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble)
- energetic (characterised by force or vigour; full of energy; lively, vigorous)
- (of a homosexual man) active (enjoying a role in anal sex in which he penetrates, rather than being penetrated by his partner)
- (accounting, of a trade balance) positive
- (linguistics, grammar) active (in the active voice)
Declension
Declension of ενεργητικός
Synonyms
- (abbreviation) ενεργ. (energ.)
Antonyms
Derived terms
- see: ενέργεια f (enérgeia, “action, energy”)
References
- ^ “ενεργητικός”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998