περιττός

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek περιττός (perittós), the Attic dialectal form of περισσός (perissós, “beyond, superfluous, (mathematics) odd”).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

περιττός • (perittós) m (feminine περιττή, neuter περιττό)

  1. unnecessary, needless, superfluous
  2. (mathematics) odd
    Antonym: άρτιος (ártios)

Declension

Declension of περιττός
number 
case \ gender  		singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative περιττός • περιττή • περιττό • περιττοί • περιττές • περιττά •
genitive περιττού • περιττής • περιττού • περιττών • περιττών • περιττών •
accusative περιττό • περιττή • περιττό • περιττούς • περιττές • περιττά •
vocative περιττέ • περιττή • περιττό • περιττοί • περιττές • περιττά •
derivations Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο περιττός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο περιττός, etc.)

References

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