αιμοβόρος
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αἱμοβόρος (haimobóros).[1] By surface analysis, αιμο- (aimo-) + -βόρος (-vóros).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.moˈvo.ɾos/
- Hyphenation: αι‧μο‧βό‧ρος
Adjective
αιμοβόρος • (aimovóros) m (feminine αιμοβόρα, neuter αιμοβόρο)
- feeding on blood, bloodsucking
- (figuratively) bloodthirsty
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | αιμοβόρος (aimovóros) | αιμοβόρα (aimovóra) | αιμοβόρο (aimovóro) | αιμοβόροι (aimovóroi) | αιμοβόρες (aimovóres) | αιμοβόρα (aimovóra) | |
| genitive | αιμοβόρου (aimovórou) | αιμοβόρας (aimovóras) | αιμοβόρου (aimovórou) | αιμοβόρων (aimovóron) | αιμοβόρων (aimovóron) | αιμοβόρων (aimovóron) | |
| accusative | αιμοβόρο (aimovóro) | αιμοβόρα (aimovóra) | αιμοβόρο (aimovóro) | αιμοβόρους (aimovórous) | αιμοβόρες (aimovóres) | αιμοβόρα (aimovóra) | |
| vocative | αιμοβόρε (aimovóre) | αιμοβόρα (aimovóra) | αιμοβόρο (aimovóro) | αιμοβόροι (aimovóroi) | αιμοβόρες (aimovóres) | αιμοβόρα (aimovóra) | |
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο αιμοβόρος, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο αιμοβόρος, etc.)
Alternative forms
- μοβόρος (movóros) (colloquial)
Synonyms
- αιμοβόρικος (aimovórikos)
- and see: αιμοσταγής (aimostagís)
Related terms
- see: αίμα n (aíma, “blood”)
References
- ^ αιμοβόρος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language