κατάπληκτος

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Byzantine Greek κατάπληκτος (katáplēktos), from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰπλήσσω (kataplḗssō, to flabbergast, amaze) + -τος (-tos), the former from κατα- (kata-) +‎ πλήσσω (plḗssō).[1]

Adjective

κατάπληκτος (katápliktosm (feminine κατάπληκτη, neuter κατάπληκτο)

  1. amazed, surprised, astounded

Declension

References

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