εύσωμος
Greek
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Koine Greek εὔσωμος (eúsōmos, “strong-bodied”), in line with the meaning of Ancient Greek εὐσώματος (eusṓmatos, “well-grown, well-developed”).[1]
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editεύσωμος • (éfsomos) m (feminine εύσωμη, neuter εύσωμο)
- big-boned, bulky, heavily built, portly, stocky, stout (of a person, physique: somewhat fat)
- (euphemistic) big-boned (obese)
Declension
editDeclension of εύσωμος
number case \ gender |
singular | plural | ||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | εύσωμος • | εύσωμη • | εύσωμο • | εύσωμοι • | εύσωμες • | εύσωμα • |
genitive | εύσωμου • | εύσωμης • | εύσωμου • | εύσωμων • | εύσωμων • | εύσωμων • |
accusative | εύσωμο • | εύσωμη • | εύσωμο • | εύσωμους • | εύσωμες • | εύσωμα • |
vocative | εύσωμε • | εύσωμη • | εύσωμο • | εύσωμοι • | εύσωμες • | εύσωμα • |
derivations | Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο εύσωμος, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο εύσωμος, etc.) |
Related terms
edit- see: σώμα n (sóma)
References
edit- ^ εύσωμος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language