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αιμοβόρος

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αἱμοβόρος (haimobóros).[1] By surface analysis, αιμο- (aimo-) +‎ -βόρος (-vóros).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.moˈvo.ɾos/
  • Hyphenation: αι‧μο‧βό‧ρος

Adjective

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αιμοβόρος (aimovórosm (feminine αιμοβόρα, neuter αιμοβόρο)

  1. feeding on blood, bloodsucking
  2. (figuratively) bloodthirsty

Declension

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Declension of αιμοβόρος
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative αιμοβόρος (aimovóros) αιμοβόρα (aimovóra) αιμοβόρο (aimovóro) αιμοβόροι (aimovóroi) αιμοβόρες (aimovóres) αιμοβόρα (aimovóra)
genitive αιμοβόρου (aimovórou) αιμοβόρας (aimovóras) αιμοβόρου (aimovórou) αιμοβόρων (aimovóron) αιμοβόρων (aimovóron) αιμοβόρων (aimovóron)
accusative αιμοβόρο (aimovóro) αιμοβόρα (aimovóra) αιμοβόρο (aimovóro) αιμοβόρους (aimovórous) αιμοβόρες (aimovóres) αιμοβόρα (aimovóra)
vocative αιμοβόρε (aimovóre) αιμοβόρα (aimovóra) αιμοβόρο (aimovóro) αιμοβόροι (aimovóroi) αιμοβόρες (aimovóres) αιμοβόρα (aimovóra)

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

Alternative forms

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Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ αιμοβόρος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language