θεμιτός

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek θεμιτός (themitós).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θe.miˈtos/
  • Hyphenation: θε‧μι‧τός

Adjective

θεμιτός • (themitós) m (feminine θεμιτή, neuter θεμιτό)

  1. legitimate (conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid)
  2. legitimate (in accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements)
    Synonym: νόμιμος (nómimos)
  3. fair (competition)

Declension

Declension of θεμιτός
number 
case \ gender  		singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative θεμιτός • θεμιτή • θεμιτό • θεμιτοί • θεμιτές • θεμιτά •
genitive θεμιτού • θεμιτής • θεμιτού • θεμιτών • θεμιτών • θεμιτών •
accusative θεμιτό • θεμιτή • θεμιτό • θεμιτούς • θεμιτές • θεμιτά •
vocative θεμιτέ • θεμιτή • θεμιτό • θεμιτοί • θεμιτές • θεμιτά •
derivations Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο θεμιτός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο θεμιτός, etc.)

Antonyms

References

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