δραστήριος

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δραστήριος (drastḗrios).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ðɾaˈsti.ɾi.os/
  • Hyphenation: δρα‧στή‧ρι‧ος

Adjective

δραστήριος (drastíriosm (feminine δραστήρια, neuter δραστήριο)

  1. active (given to action)

Declension

Declension of δραστήριος
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative δραστήριος (drastírios) δραστήρια (drastíria) δραστήριο (drastírio) δραστήριοι (drastírioi) δραστήριες (drastíries) δραστήρια (drastíria)
genitive δραστήριου (drastíriou) δραστήριας (drastírias) δραστήριου (drastíriou) δραστήριων (drastírion) δραστήριων (drastírion) δραστήριων (drastírion)
accusative δραστήριο (drastírio) δραστήρια (drastíria) δραστήριο (drastírio) δραστήριους (drastírious) δραστήριες (drastíries) δραστήρια (drastíria)
vocative δραστήριε (drastírie) δραστήρια (drastíria) δραστήριο (drastírio) δραστήριοι (drastírioi) δραστήριες (drastíries) δραστήρια (drastíria)

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

Derived terms

References

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