Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
πεθαμένος. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
πεθαμένος, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
πεθαμένος in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
πεθαμένος you have here. The definition of the word
πεθαμένος will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
πεθαμένος, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Greek
Etymology
passive perfect participle of πεθαίνω (pethaíno, “I die”), a verb without passive forms. Inherited from Byzantine Greek ἀπεθαμένος (apethaménos) from stem ἀπεθαν- with assimilation and simplification of .[1] See Ancient Greek aorist ἀπέθᾰνον (apéthanon) of ἀποθνῄσκω (apothnḗiskō).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pe.θaˈme.nos/
- Hyphenation: πε‧θα‧μέ‧νος
Participle
πεθαμένος • (pethaménos) m (feminine πεθαμένη, neuter πεθαμένο)
- dead, deceased, (English euphemisms): departed, late, passed away
- (figuratively) lost, perished
- οι πεθαμένες ελπίδες ― oi pethaménes elpídes ― the dead hopes
- τα πεθαμένα όνειρα ― ta pethaména óneira ― the dead dreams (wishes)
- Synonyms: νεκρός (nekrós), τσακισμένος (tsakisménos)
- (figuratively, idiomatic) exhausted
Γύρισα στο σπίτι πεθαμένος από τη δουλειά- Gýrisa sto spíti pethaménos apó ti douleiá
- I returned home, exhausted from work.
- Synonyms: ξεθεωμένος (xetheoménos), τσακισμένος (tsakisménos)
- (expression) (neutral plural) see πεθαμένα (pethaména)
Usage notes
- πεθαμένα (pethaména, “neuteral plural”) as a noun: literally: the dead (implied: relatives)
Declension
Synonyms
- αποθαμένος (apothaménos, participle) (literature: Medieval, from ἀποθαίνω)
- νεκρός (nekrós, “dead, the body of the dead”)
- and see definitions for more senses
Antonyms
Derived terms
References