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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἀδιάθετος (adiáthetos, not set in order, intestate (without leaving a will)). The "ill, unwell" sense is a semantic loan from French indisposé.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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αδιάθετος (adiáthetosm (feminine αδιάθετη, neuter αδιάθετο)

  1. unwell, indisposed, off-colour
  2. menstruating
  3. unsold
  4. unused

Declension

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see: αδιαθετώ (adiathetó, to be unwell)

References

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  1. ^ αδιάθετος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language