ακριβός
Greek
Etymology
From Late Koine Greek ἀκριβός (akribós, “valuable”), an alternative form of Ancient Greek ἀκριβής (akribḗs, “exact, accurate, precise”). Doublet of ακριβής (akrivís).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /akɾiˈvos/
- Hyphenation: α‧κρι‧βός
- Homophones: ακριβώς (akrivós, “exactly”)
Adjective
ακριβός • (akrivós) m (feminine ακριβή, neuter ακριβό)
- expensive, dear, precious (costing a lot of money)
- (figuratively) dear, precious (emotionally endearing)
Declension
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| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | ακριβός (akrivós) | ακριβή (akriví) | ακριβό (akrivó) | ακριβοί (akrivoí) | ακριβές (akrivés) | ακριβά (akrivá) | |
| genitive | ακριβού (akrivoú) | ακριβής (akrivís) | ακριβού (akrivoú) | ακριβών (akrivón) | ακριβών (akrivón) | ακριβών (akrivón) | |
| accusative | ακριβό (akrivó) | ακριβή (akriví) | ακριβό (akrivó) | ακριβούς (akrivoús) | ακριβές (akrivés) | ακριβά (akrivá) | |
| vocative | ακριβέ (akrivé) | ακριβή (akriví) | ακριβό (akrivó) | ακριβοί (akrivoí) | ακριβές (akrivés) | ακριβά (akrivá) | |
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ακριβός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ακριβός, etc.)
Derivations: relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο ακριβότερος", etc)
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Antonyms
- φτηνός (ftinós, “cheap”)
Coordinate terms
- ακριβούτσικος (akrivoútsikos, “quite expensive”)
- πολύτιμος (polýtimos, “precious”)
Derived terms
- ακριβογιός m (akrivogiós, “only son, much loved son”)
See also
- compare with: ακριβώς (akrivós, “exactly”)
Further reading
- ακριβός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language