απέταλος

See also: ἀπέταλος

Greek

Etymology

Either Learned borrowing from Katharevousa ἀπέταλος (apétalos),^[1] attested since 1873, from Koine Greek ἀπέτηλος (apétēlos) with change to πεταλ- from Ancient Greek πέταλον (pétalon) ^[2]
Or learned borrowing from French apétale < a- + pétale from Ancient Greek πέταλον (pétalon),^[3] Morphologically, α- (a-, alpha privative) + Ancient Greek πέταλ(ον) (pétal(on)) + suffix for adjectives -ος (-os).
Or, related to the unattested Ancient Greek ᾱ̓πέτᾰλος (āpétalos). ^[4]
For the taxonomic term απέταλα (apétala) see the New Latin apetala^[1] (example, Nestegis apetala.

Adjective

απέταλος • (apétalos) m (feminine απέταλη, neuter απέταλο)

(botany) unpetalled, without blossom ^[1]^[3]
(rare definition, equestrianism) unshoed, unshod ^[4]^[5]
Synonyms: απετάλωτος (apetálotos), ακαλίγωτος (akalígotos)

Declension

Declension of απέταλος

number case \ gender	singular			plural
number case \ gender	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	απέταλος •	απέταλη •	απέταλο •	απέταλοι •	απέταλες •	απέταλα •
genitive	απέταλου •	απέταλης •	απέταλου •	απέταλων •	απέταλων •	απέταλων •
accusative	απέταλο •	απέταλη •	απέταλο •	απέταλους •	απέταλες •	απέταλα •
vocative	απέταλε •	απέταλη •	απέταλο •	απέταλοι •	απέταλες •	απέταλα •

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 απέταλος - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language
^ απέταλος p.121, 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).
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 απέταλος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 απέταλος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
^ ἀπέταλος (modern), ἀπέτηλος p.744 - Dimitrakos, Dimitrios B. (²1964) Μέγα λεξικόν ὅλης τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης [Great Dictionary of the entire Greek Language] (in Greek), Athens: Hellenic Paideia 2nd edition in 15 vols. [1st edition 1930-1950 in 9 volumes] (abbreviations - of authors)

[georgakas-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 απέταλος - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language

[2] απέταλος p.121, 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).

[dsmg-3] 3.0 ^3.1 απέταλος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

[bab-4] 4.0 ^4.1 απέταλος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.

[5] ἀπέταλος (modern), ἀπέτηλος p.744 - Dimitrakos, Dimitrios B. (²1964) Μέγα λεξικόν ὅλης τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης [Great Dictionary of the entire Greek Language] (in Greek), Athens: Hellenic Paideia 2nd edition in 15 vols. [1st edition 1930-1950 in 9 volumes] (abbreviations - of authors)

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