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Greek
Etymology
From Koine Greek ἐπαρκής (eparkḗs), from Ancient Greek ἐπαρκέω (eparkéō), from ἐπ' (ep', “on, onto”) + ἀρκέω (arkéō, “to be enough”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
επαρκής • (eparkís) m (feminine επαρκής, neuter επαρκές)
- sufficient, adequate, enough (as much as meets requirements)
Δεν έχω επαρκείς γνώσεις να διδάξω σ’ αυτό το θέμα.- Den écho eparkeís gnóseis na didáxo s’ aftó to théma.
- I don't have enough knowledge to teach this subject.
- competent, able, fit (as good as necessary)
Ο τάδε είναι επαρκής ως δάσκαλος.- O táde eínai eparkís os dáskalos.
- So-and-so is competent as a teacher.
Declension
Degrees of comparison by suffixation
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “enough, sufficient”): ανεπαρκής (aneparkís, “insufficient”), λιγοστός (ligostós, “little, meager”)
- (antonym(s) of “competent, able”): ανίκανος (aníkanos, “incompetent, unfit, unable”), αναρμόδιος (anarmódios, “incompetent, unfit”)
- επαρκώ (eparkó, “to be sufficient”)
- επαρκώς (eparkós, “sufficiently”)
- επάρκεια f (epárkeia, “sufficiency, competence”)