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Greek
Etymology
Learnedly,[1] from Ancient Greek σπουδαῖος (spoudaîos, “serious, worth serious attention, initially: hasty”), from σπουδή f (spoudḗ, “haste”). [2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spuˈðe.os/
- Hyphenation: σπου‧δαί‧ος
Adjective
σπουδαίος • (spoudaíos) m (feminine σπουδαία, neuter σπουδαίο)
- great, important, remarkable, great (also used ironically)
- αυτό είναι πολύ σπουδαίο νέο! ― aftó eínai polý spoudaío néo! ― this is very important news!
Ήταν σπουδαίος άνθρωπος· σοφός, γενναίος και τίμιος.- Ítan spoudaíos ánthropos; sofós, gennaíos kai tímios.
- He was a great man; wise, brave and honest.
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References
- ^ σπουδαίος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ σπουδαίος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre