ασφαλής

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀσφαλής (asphalḗs) with semantic loan from French infaillible in the sense 'certain'.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.sfaˈlis/
  • Hyphenation: α‧σφα‧λής

Adjective

ασφαλής • (asfalís) m (feminine ασφαλής, neuter ασφαλές)

  1. safe, secure
  2. sure, certain

Declension

Declension of ασφαλής
number 
case \ gender  		singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative ασφαλής • ασφαλής • ασφαλές • ασφαλείς • ασφαλείς • ασφαλή •
genitive ασφαλούς • / ασφαλή • ασφαλούς • ασφαλούς • ασφαλών • ασφαλών • ασφαλών •
accusative ασφαλή • ασφαλή • ασφαλές • ασφαλείς • ασφαλείς • ασφαλή •
vocative ασφαλή • / ασφαλής • ασφαλής • ασφαλές • ασφαλείς • ασφαλείς • ασφαλή •
derivations Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ασφαλής, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ασφαλής, etc.)
Degrees of comparison by suffixation
comparative singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative ασφαλέστερος • ασφαλέστερη • ασφαλέστερο • ασφαλέστεροι • ασφαλέστερες • ασφαλέστερα •
genitive ασφαλέστερου • ασφαλέστερης • ασφαλέστερου • ασφαλέστερων • ασφαλέστερων • ασφαλέστερων •
accusative ασφαλέστερο • ασφαλέστερη • ασφαλέστερο • ασφαλέστερους • ασφαλέστερες • ασφαλέστερα •
vocative ασφαλέστερε • ασφαλέστερη • ασφαλέστερο • ασφαλέστεροι • ασφαλέστερες • ασφαλέστερα •
derivations relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο ασφαλέστερος", etc)
Absolute superlative singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative ασφαλέστατος • ασφαλέστατη • ασφαλέστατο • ασφαλέστατοι • ασφαλέστατες • ασφαλέστατα •
genitive ασφαλέστατου • ασφαλέστατης • ασφαλέστατου • ασφαλέστατων • ασφαλέστατων • ασφαλέστατων •
accusative ασφαλέστατο • ασφαλέστατη • ασφαλέστατο • ασφαλέστατους • ασφαλέστατες • ασφαλέστατα •
vocative ασφαλέστατε • ασφαλέστατη • ασφαλέστατο • ασφαλέστατοι • ασφαλέστατες • ασφαλέστατα •

References

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