νεαρός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *newr̥ós. Related to Proto-Indo-European *néwos (new), whence νέος (néos, new).[1] Cognates include Old Armenian նոր (nor) and Latin noverca.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

νεᾰρός (nearósm (feminine νεᾰρᾱ́, neuter νεᾰρόν); first/second declension

  1. young, youthful
    1. (of things) new, fresh
      • Hesiodus, Fragmenta 34
    2. (of events) new, recent
    3. (feminine plural substantive) the novellae in the Code of Justinian

Declension

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Descendants

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “νέος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1009

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Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek νεᾰρός (nearós).

Adjective

νεαρός (nearósm (feminine νεαρή, neuter νεαρό)

  1. young, youthful

Declension

Declension of νεαρός
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative νεαρός (nearós) νεαρή (nearí) νεαρό (nearó) νεαροί (nearoí) νεαρές (nearés) νεαρά (neará)
genitive νεαρού (nearoú) νεαρής (nearís) νεαρού (nearoú) νεαρών (nearón) νεαρών (nearón) νεαρών (nearón)
accusative νεαρό (nearó) νεαρή (nearí) νεαρό (nearó) νεαρούς (nearoús) νεαρές (nearés) νεαρά (neará)
vocative νεαρέ (nearé) νεαρή (nearí) νεαρό (nearó) νεαροί (nearoí) νεαρές (nearés) νεαρά (neará)

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

Degrees of comparison by suffixation
comparative (?) singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative νεαρότερος (nearóteros) νεαρότερη (nearóteri) νεαρότερο (nearótero) νεαρότεροι (nearóteroi) νεαρότερες (nearóteres) νεαρότερα (nearótera)
genitive νεαρότερου (nearóterou) νεαρότερης (nearóteris) νεαρότερου (nearóterou) νεαρότερων (nearóteron) νεαρότερων (nearóteron) νεαρότερων (nearóteron)
accusative νεαρότερο (nearótero) νεαρότερη (nearóteri) νεαρότερο (nearótero) νεαρότερους (nearóterous) νεαρότερες (nearóteres) νεαρότερα (nearótera)
vocative νεαρότερε (nearótere) νεαρότερη (nearóteri) νεαρότερο (nearótero) νεαρότεροι (nearóteroi) νεαρότερες (nearóteres) νεαρότερα (nearótera)

Derivations: relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο νεαρότερος", etc)

absolute
superlative (?)
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative νεαρότατος (nearótatos) νεαρότατη (nearótati) νεαρότατο (nearótato) νεαρότατοι (nearótatoi) νεαρότατες (nearótates) νεαρότατα (nearótata)
genitive νεαρότατου (nearótatou) νεαρότατης (nearótatis) νεαρότατου (nearótatou) νεαρότατων (nearótaton) νεαρότατων (nearótaton) νεαρότατων (nearótaton)
accusative νεαρότατο (nearótato) νεαρότατη (nearótati) νεαρότατο (nearótato) νεαρότατους (nearótatous) νεαρότατες (nearótates) νεαρότατα (nearótata)
vocative νεαρότατε (nearótate) νεαρότατη (nearótati) νεαρότατο (nearótato) νεαρότατοι (nearótatoi) νεαρότατες (nearótates) νεαρότατα (nearótata)

Synonyms

  • νέος (néos, youthful, modern, new)

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