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)
    Antonym: ένσφαιρος (énsfairos)
    άσφαιρο φυσίγγιοásfairo fysíngioblank round
  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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