ανθηρός

See also: ἀνθηρός

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνθηρός (anthērós) - see ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”). For the figuartive sense, semantic loan from French florissant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an.θiˈɾos/
• Hyphenation: αν‧θη‧ρός

Adjective

ανθηρός • (anthirós) m (feminine ανθηρή, neuter ανθηρό)

1. blooming, flowering, flowery
2. (figurative) blooming, flourishing

Declension

Declension of ανθηρός

number  case \ gender	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ανθηρός •	ανθηρή •	ανθηρό •	ανθηροί •	ανθηρές •	ανθηρά •
genitive	ανθηρού •	ανθηρής •	ανθηρού •	ανθηρών •	ανθηρών •	ανθηρών •
accusative	ανθηρό •	ανθηρή •	ανθηρό •	ανθηρούς •	ανθηρές •	ανθηρά •
vocative	ανθηρέ •	ανθηρή •	ανθηρό •	ανθηροί •	ανθηρές •	ανθηρά •
derivations	Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ανθηρός, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ανθηρός, etc.)

Related terms

• see: άνθος n (ánthos, “flower”)

Further reading

• ανθηρός - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only], Centre for the Greek language
• “ανθηρός”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998