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Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek ὄψιμος (ópsimos) from ὀψέ (opsé, adverb).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈo.psi.mos/
- Hyphenation: ό‧ψι‧μος
Adjective
όψιμος • (ópsimos) m (feminine όψιμη, neuter όψιμο)
- late
- late in a season
- όψιμα φρούτα ― ópsima froúta ― late fruits
- late in a period of time
- όψιμη αρχαιότητα ― ópsimi archaiótita ― late antiquity
- Synonym: ύστερος (ýsteros)
- (of a function or physiological condition) delayed, who appears later than expected
- (of a plant) which ripens slowly (later than others)
- (of a human action) too late (also used sarcastically)
Το όψιμο ενδιαφέρον της κυβέρνησης δε θα λύσει κανένα πρόβλημα.- To ópsimo endiaféron tis kyvérnisis de tha lýsei kanéna próvlima.
- The government's delayed interest will not solve any problem. (will solve no problem)
Declension
Synonyms
Antonyms
- πρώιμος (próimos)
- sense (antonym(s) of “delayed”): πρόωρος (próoros, adjective)
- απόψε (apópse, “tonight”, adverb) & related
- οψιανθής (opsianthís, “late-blooming”, adjective)
- οψιγαμία f (opsigamía)
- οψίγαμος (opsígamos, adjective)
- οψιγενής (opsigenís, “after father's death; late”, adjective)
- οψιγέννητος (opsigénnitos, adjective)
- όψιμα (ópsima, adverb)
- όψιμα n pl (ópsima, “late ”)
- οψιμάδι n (opsimádi)
- οψιμάθεια f (opsimátheia, “opsimathy”)
- οψιμαθώς (opsimathós, adverb) (learned)
- οψιμαθής (opsimathís, “late to learn, opsimath”, adjective)
- οψιμιά f (opsimiá) (folksy)
- οψιμοθερίζω (opsimotherízo)
- οψιμότητα f (opsimótita)
- οψίμως (opsímos, adverb) (learned)
- οψίπλουτος (opsíploutos, adjective)
- οψίτυπος (opsítypos, adjective)
- οψιφανής (opsifanís, adjective)
- and see: ψες (pses, “yesterday”, adverb) (folksy) & related terms
See also
- κατόπιν (katópin, “after”, adverb)
- όπισθεν (ópisthen, “behind; backward”, adverb)
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