ύστερος

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See also: ὕστερος

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῠ̔́στερος (hústeros, later), comparative form of an unattested adjective with superlative ὕστᾰτος (hústatos, last) from Proto-Indo-European *údteros (higher, outer) from *úd (upwards, away) which would make it cognate with English out. Doublet of στερνός (sternós) via Byzantine Greek ὑστερνός (husternós) from syncope of ὑστερινός (husterinós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈi.ste.ɾos/
  • Hyphenation: ύ‧στε‧ρος

Adjective

ύστερος (ýsterosm (feminine ύστερη, neuter ύστερο)

  1. later, posterior, next, subsequent
  2. (literary) last, final, ultimate
    Tο ύστερο φιλί.To ýstero filí.The last kiss

Declension

Declension of ύστερος
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative ύστερος (ýsteros) ύστερη (ýsteri) ύστερο (ýstero) ύστεροι (ýsteroi) ύστερες (ýsteres) ύστερα (ýstera)
genitive ύστερου (ýsterou) ύστερης (ýsteris) ύστερου (ýsterou) ύστερων (ýsteron) ύστερων (ýsteron) ύστερων (ýsteron)
accusative ύστερο (ýstero) ύστερη (ýsteri) ύστερο (ýstero) ύστερους (ýsterous) ύστερες (ýsteres) ύστερα (ýstera)
vocative ύστερε (ýstere) ύστερη (ýsteri) ύστερο (ýstero) ύστεροι (ýsteroi) ύστερες (ýsteres) ύστερα (ýstera)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ύστερος, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ύστερος, etc.)

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