ηλικιωμένος

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Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.li.ci.oˈme.nos/
  • Hyphenation: η‧λι‧κι‧ω‧μέ‧νος

Etymology 1

Substantivized masculine of the perfect participle ηλικιωμένος.

Noun

ηλικιωμένος (ilikioménosm (plural ηλικιωμένοι, feminine ηλικιωμένη)

  1. (polite) elderly man, old man
    Synonym: (impolite, intimate) γέρος (géros)
    Antonym: νέος (néos)
    Θέσεις για ηλικιωμένους και αναπήρους.Théseis gia ilikioménous kai anapírous.Seats for the elderly and the disabled.
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Etymology 2

Perfect participle of ηλικιώνομαι (ilikiónomai), a verb only in the passive form, passive perfect participle of the Medieval Byzantine Greek ἡλικιώνω (hēlikiṓnō, reach maturity) and a semantic loan from French âgé.[1][2]

Participle

ηλικιωμένος (ilikioménosm (feminine ηλικιωμένη, neuter ηλικιωμένο)

  1. (polite) elderly, aged, (usually for people over 70 years old)
    Ήταν πολύ ηλικιωμένος, υπερήλικας, πάνω από 90.
    Ítan polý ilikioménos, yperílikas, páno apó 90.
    He was very old, hyper-elderly, over 90.
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References

  1. ^ ηλικιωμένος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ ηλικιωμένος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre