φθινοπωρινός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From φθῐνόπωρ(ον) (phthinópōr(on), autumn, fall) + -ινός (-inós, suffix for adjectives), already since 5th century at Hippocrates (@scaife.perseus).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

φθινοπωρινός • (phthinopōrinós) m (feminine φθῐνοπωρινή, neuter φθῐνοπωρινόν); first/second declension & rare feminine φθινοπωρίς (phthinopōrís)

  1. autumnal
    Synonym: φθινοπωρικός (phthinopōrikós)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • φθινοπωρινὴ ἰσημερία (phthinopōrinḕ isēmería, autumnal equinox) (@scaife.perseus)

References

  1. s.v. φθινόπωρο - φθινοπωρινός - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

Further reading

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φθινοπωρινός (phthinopōrinós).[1] By surface analysis, φθινόπωρ(ο) (fthinópor(o), autumn, fall) + -ινός (-inós, suffix for adjectives).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fθi.no.po.ɾiˈnos/
  • Hyphenation: φθι‧νο‧πω‧ρι‧νός

Adjective

φθινοπωρινός • (fthinoporinós) m (feminine φθινοπωρινή, neuter φθινοπωρινό)

  1. autumnal, autumn, autumn-, fall, fall- (occurring during, suitable for or typical of the season of autumn/fall)
    φθινοπωρινή ισημερίαfthinoporiní isimeríaautumnal equinox
    φθινοπωρινά ρούχαfthinoporiná roúchaautumn clothes
    φθινοπωρινός καιρόςfthinoporinós kairósautumn weather

Declension

Derived terms

See also

also

References

  1. φθινοπωρινός - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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