θειώδης
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Greek
Etymology
From Koine Greek θειώδης (theiṓdēs, “related to or containing sulfur”), from θεῖον (theîon) + -ώδης (-ṓdēs).
Pronunciation
Adjective
θειώδης • (theiódis) m (feminine θειώδης, neuter θειώδες)
- sulfurous, containing or resembling sulfur
- (inorganic chemistry) sulfite
- of sulfur (yellowish-green) colour
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | θειώδης (theiódis) | θειώδης (theiódis) | θειώδες (theiódes) | θειώδεις (theiódeis) | θειώδεις (theiódeis) | θειώδη (theiódi) | |
| genitive | θειώδους (theiódous) θειώδη (theiódi) |
θειώδους (theiódous) | θειώδους (theiódous) | θειωδών (theiodón) | θειωδών (theiodón) | θειωδών (theiodón) | |
| accusative | θειώδη (theiódi) | θειώδη (theiódi) | θειώδες (theiódes) | θειώδεις (theiódeis) | θειώδεις (theiódeis) | θειώδη (theiódi) | |
| vocative | θειώδη (theiódi) θειώδης (theiódis) |
θειώδης (theiódis) | θειώδες (theiódes) | θειώδεις (theiódeis) | θειώδεις (theiódeis) | θειώδη (theiódi) | |
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο θειώδης, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο θειώδης, etc.)
Coordinate terms
- θείο n (theío, “sulfur”)
- θειούχος (theioúchos, “sulfide”, adjective)
- θειικός (theiikós, “sulfate”, adjective)
Further reading
- θειώδης, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- “θειώδης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
θειώδες οξύ on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
