ἱκανός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From ἱκνέομαι (hiknéomai, to be appropriate) +‎ -νος (-nos).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ῐ̔κᾰνός (hikanósm (feminine ῐ̔κᾰνή, neuter ῐ̔κᾰνόν); first/second declension

  1. becoming, befitting, sufficient
    1. (of people) competent, strong or skillful enough
    2. (of things) adequate, enough, considerable
      1. satisfactory

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Coptic: ϩⲓⲕⲁⲛⲟⲥ (hikanos)
  • Greek: ικανός (ikanós)

References

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