ασφαλής
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See also: ἀσφαλής
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀσφαλής (asphalḗs) with semantic loan from French infaillible in the sense 'certain'.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ασφαλής • (asfalís) m (feminine ασφαλής, neuter ασφαλές)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
nominative | ασφαλής (asfalís) | ασφαλής (asfalís) | ασφαλές (asfalés) | ασφαλείς (asfaleís) | ασφαλείς (asfaleís) | ασφαλή (asfalí) | |
genitive | ασφαλούς (asfaloús) ασφαλή (asfalí) |
ασφαλούς (asfaloús) | ασφαλούς (asfaloús) | ασφαλών (asfalón) | ασφαλών (asfalón) | ασφαλών (asfalón) | |
accusative | ασφαλή (asfalí) | ασφαλή (asfalí) | ασφαλές (asfalés) | ασφαλείς (asfaleís) | ασφαλείς (asfaleís) | ασφαλή (asfalí) | |
vocative | ασφαλή (asfalí) ασφαλής (asfalís) |
ασφαλής (asfalís) | ασφαλές (asfalés) | ασφαλείς (asfaleís) | ασφαλείς (asfaleís) | ασφαλή (asfalí) |
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ασφαλής, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ασφαλής, etc.)
Derivations: relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο ασφαλέστερος", etc)
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Related terms
[edit]- see: ασφάλιση f (asfálisi, “insurance”)
References
[edit]- ^ ασφαλής, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language