παλαιός

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[edit] Ancient Greek

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[edit] Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA: /palaɪós/

[edit] Etymology

From πάλαι "long ago"

[edit] Adjective

παλαιός m., παλαιά f., παλαιόν n.; first/second declension; (palaios)

  1. old, aged
  2. ancient, of times past
  3. time-honoured, venerable
  4. antiquated, outdated

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[edit] Usage notes

In general, for positive forms, παλιός is more common than παλαιός, however with the degrees of comparison forms inflected from παλαιότερος and παλαιότατος are more frequent than those from παλιότερος and παλιότατος.

[edit] Adjective

παλαιός m.  (palaiós)   feminine παλαιά, neuter παλαιό

  1. long established, old, former, not modern, worn out

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