θεμιτός
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek θεμιτός (themitós).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]θεμιτός • (themitós) m (feminine θεμιτή, neuter θεμιτό)
- legitimate (conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid)
- legitimate (in accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements)
- Synonym: νόμιμος (nómimos)
- fair (competition)
Declension
[edit]Declension of θεμιτός
number case \ gender |
singular | plural | ||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | θεμιτός • | θεμιτή • | θεμιτό • | θεμιτοί • | θεμιτές • | θεμιτά • |
genitive | θεμιτού • | θεμιτής • | θεμιτού • | θεμιτών • | θεμιτών • | θεμιτών • |
accusative | θεμιτό • | θεμιτή • | θεμιτό • | θεμιτούς • | θεμιτές • | θεμιτά • |
vocative | θεμιτέ • | θεμιτή • | θεμιτό • | θεμιτοί • | θεμιτές • | θεμιτά • |
derivations | Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο θεμιτός, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο θεμιτός, etc.) |
Antonyms
[edit]- αθέμιτος (athémitos)
References
[edit]- ^ θεμιτός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language