See also: ἀσφαλής

Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀσφαλής (asphalḗs) with semantic loan from French infaillible in the sense 'certain'.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.sfaˈlis/
  • Hyphenation: α‧σφα‧λής

Adjective

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ασφαλής (asfalísm (feminine ασφαλής, neuter ασφαλές)

  1. safe, secure
  2. sure, certain

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ ασφαλής”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998