αυτοσχέδιος

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αὐτοσχέδιος (autoskhédios).[1] Compare English autoschediastic.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.ftoˈsçe.ði.os/
  • Hyphenation: αυ‧το‧σχέ‧δι‧ος

Adjective

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αυτοσχέδιος (aftoschédiosm (feminine αυτοσχέδια, neuter αυτοσχέδιο)

  1. impromptu, improvised, extemporaneous (speech, song, etc.)
  2. improvised (device, mechanism, etc.)
    αυτοσχέδιος εκρηκτικός μηχανισμόςaftoschédios ekriktikós michanismósimprovised explosive device

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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