αδάμας
See also: ἀδάμας
Greek
editAlternative forms
edit- αδάμαντας (adámantas) (formal, but with modern suffix)
Etymology
editLearned borrowing from Koine Greek ἀδάμας (adámas, “diamond”), ancient sense: "the hardest metal", from the accusative singular "τόν ἀδάμαντα (adámanta)[1][2]
Noun
editαδάμας • (adámas) m (plural αδάμαντες)
- (formal or dated) diamond
- adamant, adamantine
Declension
editDeclension of αδάμας
Related terms
edit- αδαμαντίνη f (adamantíni, “enamel”)
- αδαμάντινος (adamántinos, “diamond, unflinching”)
compounds with αδαμαντo-, αδαμαντ-
- αδαμαντοκόλλητος (adamantokóllitos, “set with diamonds”, adjective)
- αδαμαντοποίκιλτος (adamantopoíkiltos, “set with diamonds”, adjective)
- αδαμαντοπωλείο (adamantopoleío, “jeweller's shop”)
- αδαμαντοπώλης (adamantopólis, “diamond dealer, jeweller”)
- αδαμαντοστόλιστος (adamantostólistos, “set with diamonds”, adjective)
- αδαμαντουργός (adamantourgós, “diamond cutter”)
- αδαμαντοφόρος (adamantofóros, “diamond rich”, adjective)
- αδαμαντωρυχείο n (adamantorycheío, “diamond mine”)
- αδαμαντωρύχος m (adamantorýchos, “diamond miner”)
- and see: διαμάντι n (diamánti) for stem διαμαντ-
References
edit- ^ αδάμας, αδάμαντας, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ αδάμας - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
edit- διαμάντι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el