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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἀπαίσιος (apaísios, ominous, sinister),[1] from ἀπό (apó, from) + αἴσιος (aísios, favorable, auspicious); see αίσιος (aísios) for the latter.[2][3]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈpe.si.os/
  • Hyphenation: α‧παί‧σι‧ος

Adjective

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απαίσιος (apaísiosm (feminine απαίσια, neuter απαίσιο)

  1. awful, dreadful, horrible appalling, terrible
    Synonyms: φρικτός (friktós), άθλιος (áthlios), αισχρός (aischrós)

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ απαίσιος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ απαίσιος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  3. ^ απαίσιος - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language