πραγματικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πρᾶγμα (pragma, a thing done, a fact).

Pronunciation

Adjective

πραγματικός m, πραγματική f, πραγματικόν n; first/second declension; (pragmatikos)

  1. fit for action or business; businesslike, statesmanlike
    1. (substantive) agent, attorney
  2. (of things);
    1. (of history) political (including military)
    2. (of speech or action) able, prudent, statesmanlike
  3. relating to subject-matter
    1. relating to fact
    2. material (opposed to formal, verbal)
  4. (magic) effective spell
  5. troublesome, formidable (of a citadel)

Inflection

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Greek

Adjective

πραγματικός m  (pragmatikós)   feminine πραγματική, neuter πραγματικό

  1. real, factual, actual (having physical existence)

Declension

Derived terms

  • πραγματιστής m (pragmatistís, “pragmatist”)
  • πραγματίστρια f (pragmatístria, “pragmatist”)
  • πραγματικός αριθμός m (pragmatikós arithmós, "real number")

Antonyms

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