αυτονόητος

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Greek

Etymology

Learnedly from αυτο- (afto-) +‎ νοητ(ός) (noït(ós)) +‎ -ος (-os), a calque of German selbstverständlich. Compare Koine Greek αὐτονόητος (autonóētos, exclusively conceptual).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ftoˈno.i.tos/
  • Hyphenation: αυ‧το‧νό‧η‧τος

Adjective

αυτονόητος (aftonóitosm (feminine αυτονόητη, neuter αυτονόητο)

  1. self-evident
    Synonym: αυταπόδεικτος (aftapódeiktos)
  2. intuitive (easily understood)

Declension

Declension of αυτονόητος
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative αυτονόητος (aftonóitos) αυτονόητη (aftonóiti) αυτονόητο (aftonóito) αυτονόητοι (aftonóitoi) αυτονόητες (aftonóites) αυτονόητα (aftonóita)
genitive αυτονόητου (aftonóitou) αυτονόητης (aftonóitis) αυτονόητου (aftonóitou) αυτονόητων (aftonóiton) αυτονόητων (aftonóiton) αυτονόητων (aftonóiton)
accusative αυτονόητο (aftonóito) αυτονόητη (aftonóiti) αυτονόητο (aftonóito) αυτονόητους (aftonóitous) αυτονόητες (aftonóites) αυτονόητα (aftonóita)
vocative αυτονόητε (aftonóite) αυτονόητη (aftonóiti) αυτονόητο (aftonóito) αυτονόητοι (aftonóitoi) αυτονόητες (aftonóites) αυτονόητα (aftonóita)

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

References

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