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Greek
Etymology
κάτ- (kát-, “very, completely”) + άσπρος (áspros, “white”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkataspɾos/
- Hyphenation: κά‧τα‧σπρος
Adjective
κάτασπρος • (kátaspros) m (feminine κάτασπρη, neuter κάτασπρο)
- (intensive adjective, adjective for color/colour) snow-white, lily-white (completely white)
1960, Manos Hadjidakis (lyrics and music), “Μες Σ’ αυτή Τη Βάρκα [In This Boat]”, in Μανταλένα [Madalena], performed by Aliki Vougiouklaki:Μες σ’ αυτή τη βάρκα είμαι μοναχή,
Κι έχω συντροφιά μου κάτασπρο πουλί.- Mes s’ aftí ti várka eímai monachí,
Ki écho syntrofiá mou kátaspro poulí. - In this boat, I am all alone,
And I have for company a snow-white bird.
Declension
Synonyms
Antonyms
- κατάμαυρος (katámavros, “jet-black, completely black, pitch-black”)
- ολόμαυρος (olómavros, “jet-black, completely black, pitch-black”)
- πάμμαυρος (pámmavros, “jet-black, pitch-black, completely black”)