εχθρικός

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἐχθρικός (ekhthrikós).[1] By surface analysis, εχθρ(ός) (echthr(ós)) +‎ -ικός (-ikós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ex.θɾiˈkos/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧χθρι‧κός

Adjective

εχθρικός • (echthrikós) m (feminine εχθρική, neuter εχθρικό)

  1. enemy (attributive)
  2. hostile, inimical
    Antonym: φιλικός (filikós)

Declension

Declension of εχθρικός
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative εχθρικός (echthrikós) εχθρική (echthrikí) εχθρικό (echthrikó) εχθρικοί (echthrikoí) εχθρικές (echthrikés) εχθρικά (echthriká)
genitive εχθρικού (echthrikoú) εχθρικής (echthrikís) εχθρικού (echthrikoú) εχθρικών (echthrikón) εχθρικών (echthrikón) εχθρικών (echthrikón)
accusative εχθρικό (echthrikó) εχθρική (echthrikí) εχθρικό (echthrikó) εχθρικούς (echthrikoús) εχθρικές (echthrikés) εχθρικά (echthriká)
vocative εχθρικέ (echthriké) εχθρική (echthrikí) εχθρικό (echthrikó) εχθρικοί (echthrikoí) εχθρικές (echthrikés) εχθρικά (echthriká)

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

Derived terms

References

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