αχαμνός
Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek αχαμνός (akhamnós)
Adjective
αχαμνός • (achamnós) m (feminine αχαμνή, neuter αχαμνό)
- thin, skinny, scrawny, lean, lanky
- having a weak constitution
- (colloquial) soft (material)
- (rare) of humble origins, lowly
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | αχαμνός (achamnós) | αχαμνή (achamní) | αχαμνό (achamnó) | αχαμνοί (achamnoí) | αχαμνές (achamnés) | αχαμνά (achamná) | |
| genitive | αχαμνού (achamnoú) | αχαμνής (achamnís) | αχαμνού (achamnoú) | αχαμνών (achamnón) | αχαμνών (achamnón) | αχαμνών (achamnón) | |
| accusative | αχαμνό (achamnó) | αχαμνή (achamní) | αχαμνό (achamnó) | αχαμνούς (achamnoús) | αχαμνές (achamnés) | αχαμνά (achamná) | |
| vocative | αχαμνέ (achamné) | αχαμνή (achamní) | αχαμνό (achamnó) | αχαμνοί (achamnoí) | αχαμνές (achamnés) | αχαμνά (achamná) | |
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο αχαμνός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο αχαμνός, etc.)
Related terms
Further reading
- “αχαμνός”, in Platform to search dictionaries of modern and medieval Greek at the Centre for the Greek language