καινούργιος

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Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymological spelling of the word as in the Hellenistic and mediaeval καινούργιος (kainoúrgios),[1] from Ancient Greek καινουργός (kainourgós, producing new things), from καινουργής (kainourgḗs) (from καινός (kainós, fresh, new) +‎ -ουργός (-ourgós, maker)), +‎ -ιος (-ios).
Also see the modern spelling καινούριος (kainoúrios).

Pronunciation

Adjective

καινούργιος (kainoúrgiosm (feminine καινούργια, neuter καινούργιο)

  1. new; recently acquired or made
    αγόρασα καινούργιο αυτοκίνητοagórasa kainoúrgio aftokínitoI bought a new car
    Ευτυχισμένος ο καινούργιος χρόνος!Eftychisménos o kainoúrgios chrónos!Happy New Year!
    θαυμαστός καινούριος κόσμοςthavmastós kainoúrios kósmosbrave new world

Declension

Declension of καινούργιος
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative καινούργιος (kainoúrgios) καινούργια (kainoúrgia) καινούργιο (kainoúrgio) καινούργιοι (kainoúrgioi) καινούργιες (kainoúrgies) καινούργια (kainoúrgia)
genitive καινούργιου (kainoúrgiou) καινούργιας (kainoúrgias) καινούργιου (kainoúrgiou) καινούργιων (kainoúrgion) καινούργιων (kainoúrgion) καινούργιων (kainoúrgion)
accusative καινούργιο (kainoúrgio) καινούργια (kainoúrgia) καινούργιο (kainoúrgio) καινούργιους (kainoúrgious) καινούργιες (kainoúrgies) καινούργια (kainoúrgia)
vocative καινούργιε (kainoúrgie) καινούργια (kainoúrgia) καινούργιο (kainoúrgio) καινούργιοι (kainoúrgioi) καινούργιες (kainoúrgies) καινούργια (kainoúrgia)

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

References

  1. ^ Found in older dictionaries and supported by καινούργιος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας:  [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.