επιμελής

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπιμελής (epimelḗs).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.pi.meˈlis/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧πι‧με‧λής

Adjective

επιμελής (epimelísm (feminine επιμελής, neuter επιμελές)

  1. assiduous, diligent, sedulous
    Antonym: αμελής (amelís)
    Near-synonyms: φιλόπονος (filóponos), εργατικός (ergatikós)

Declension

Declension of επιμελής
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative επιμελής (epimelís) επιμελής (epimelís) επιμελές (epimelés) επιμελείς (epimeleís) επιμελείς (epimeleís) επιμελή (epimelí)
genitive επιμελούς (epimeloús)
επιμελή (epimelí)
επιμελούς (epimeloús) επιμελούς (epimeloús) επιμελών (epimelón) επιμελών (epimelón) επιμελών (epimelón)
accusative επιμελή (epimelí) επιμελή (epimelí) επιμελές (epimelés) επιμελείς (epimeleís) επιμελείς (epimeleís) επιμελή (epimelí)
vocative επιμελή (epimelí)
επιμελής (epimelís)
επιμελής (epimelís) επιμελές (epimelés) επιμελείς (epimeleís) επιμελείς (epimeleís) επιμελή (epimelí)

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

Derived terms

References

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