πλαδαρός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From stem as in πλαδ(άω) (plad(áō)) +‎ -αρός (-arós). See πλάδος (pládos, moisture).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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πλᾰδᾰρός (pladarósm (feminine πλᾰδᾰρᾱ́, neuter πλᾰδᾰρόν); first/second declension

  1. moist, damp, wet
    Synonyms: νοτερός (noterós), πᾰρδᾰκός (pardakós), ὑγρός (hugrós)
  2. flabby, flaccid
  3. loose, watery
  4. insipid
    Antonym: στρυφνός (struphnós)

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learnedly, from Ancient Greek πλαδαρός (pladarós). The figurative sense, a semantic loan from French flasque.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pla.ðaˈɾos/
  • Hyphenation: πλα‧δα‧ρός

Adjective

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πλαδαρός (pladarósm (feminine πλαδαρή, neuter πλαδαρό)

  1. flabby (also figuratively)

Declension

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References

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