ασφαλής

See also: ἀσφαλής

Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

ασφαλής • (asfalís) m (feminine ασφαλής, neuter ασφαλές)

safe, secure
sure, certain

Declension

Declension of ασφαλής
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ασφαλής (asfalís)	ασφαλής (asfalís)	ασφαλές (asfalés)	ασφαλείς (asfaleís)	ασφαλείς (asfaleís)	ασφαλή (asfalí)
genitive	ασφαλούς (asfaloús) ασφαλή (asfalí)	ασφαλούς (asfaloús)	ασφαλούς (asfaloús)	ασφαλών (asfalón)	ασφαλών (asfalón)	ασφαλών (asfalón)
accusative	ασφαλή (asfalí)	ασφαλή (asfalí)	ασφαλές (asfalés)	ασφαλείς (asfaleís)	ασφαλείς (asfaleís)	ασφαλή (asfalí)
vocative	ασφαλή (asfalí) ασφαλής (asfalís)	ασφαλής (asfalís)	ασφαλές (asfalés)	ασφαλείς (asfaleís)	ασφαλείς (asfaleís)	ασφαλή (asfalí)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ασφαλής, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ασφαλής, etc.)

Degrees of comparison by suffixation

comparative (?)	singular			plural
comparative (?)	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ασφαλέστερος (asfalésteros)	ασφαλέστερη (asfalésteri)	ασφαλέστερο (asfaléstero)	ασφαλέστεροι (asfalésteroi)	ασφαλέστερες (asfalésteres)	ασφαλέστερα (asfaléstera)
genitive	ασφαλέστερου (asfalésterou)	ασφαλέστερης (asfalésteris)	ασφαλέστερου (asfalésterou)	ασφαλέστερων (asfalésteron)	ασφαλέστερων (asfalésteron)	ασφαλέστερων (asfalésteron)
accusative	ασφαλέστερο (asfaléstero)	ασφαλέστερη (asfalésteri)	ασφαλέστερο (asfaléstero)	ασφαλέστερους (asfalésterous)	ασφαλέστερες (asfalésteres)	ασφαλέστερα (asfaléstera)
vocative	ασφαλέστερε (asfaléstere)	ασφαλέστερη (asfalésteri)	ασφαλέστερο (asfaléstero)	ασφαλέστεροι (asfalésteroi)	ασφαλέστερες (asfalésteres)	ασφαλέστερα (asfaléstera)

Derivations: relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο ασφαλέστερος", etc)

absolute superlative (?)	singular			plural
absolute superlative (?)	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ασφαλέστατος (asfaléstatos)	ασφαλέστατη (asfaléstati)	ασφαλέστατο (asfaléstato)	ασφαλέστατοι (asfaléstatoi)	ασφαλέστατες (asfaléstates)	ασφαλέστατα (asfaléstata)
genitive	ασφαλέστατου (asfaléstatou)	ασφαλέστατης (asfaléstatis)	ασφαλέστατου (asfaléstatou)	ασφαλέστατων (asfaléstaton)	ασφαλέστατων (asfaléstaton)	ασφαλέστατων (asfaléstaton)
accusative	ασφαλέστατο (asfaléstato)	ασφαλέστατη (asfaléstati)	ασφαλέστατο (asfaléstato)	ασφαλέστατους (asfaléstatous)	ασφαλέστατες (asfaléstates)	ασφαλέστατα (asfaléstata)
vocative	ασφαλέστατε (asfaléstate)	ασφαλέστατη (asfaléstati)	ασφαλέστατο (asfaléstato)	ασφαλέστατοι (asfaléstatoi)	ασφαλέστατες (asfaléstates)	ασφαλέστατα (asfaléstata)

Related terms

see: ασφάλιση f (asfálisi, “insurance”)

References

^ ασφαλής, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

[1] ασφαλής, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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