άσφαιρος

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Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ά- (á-, un-, privative alpha) +‎ σφαίρα (sfaíra, bullet). Attested since 1887 in Katharevousa as ἄσφαιρος (ásphairos).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.sfe.ɾos/
  • Hyphenation: ά‧σφαι‧ρος

Adjective[edit]

άσφαιρος (ásfairosm (feminine άσφαιρη, neuter άσφαιρο)

  1. (firearms) blank (cartridge)
    άσφαιρο φυσίγγιοásfairo fysíngioblank round
    Antonym: ένσφαιρος (énsfairos)
  2. (figuratively) failed to achieve, ineffective, harmless
  3. (figurative, colloquial, derogatory) infertile, barren

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ ἄσφαιρος p.171, vol.1 - Koumanoudis, Stefanos Αth. (1900) Συναγωγὴ νέων λέξεων ὑπὸ τῶν λογίων πλασθεισῶν ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀλώσεως μέχρι τῶν καθ’ ἡμᾶς χρόνων. Sunagōgḕ néōn léxeōn hupò tôn logíōn plastheisôn apò tês Alṓseōs mékhri tôn kath’ hēmâs khrónōn. [A collection of new words created by scholars from the fall of Constantinople until our times.] (In Katharevousa, Greek) Vols:1‑2. Athens: P. Dh. Sakellariou. @anemi, abbreviations (V).

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