γνώριμος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From γνωρ(ίζω) (gnōr(ízō), “to make known; learn, discover”) + -ιμος (-imos). Also substantivised.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɡnɔ̌ː.ri.mos/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈɡno.ri.mos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈɣno.ri.mos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈɣno.ri.mos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈɣno.ri.mos/
Adjective
γνώρῐμος • (gnṓrĭmos) m or f (neuter γνώρῐμον); second declension
Inflection
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
| Nominative | γνώρῐμος gnṓrĭmos |
γνώρῐμον gnṓrĭmon |
γνωρῐ́μω gnōrĭ́mō |
γνωρῐ́μω gnōrĭ́mō |
γνώρῐμοι gnṓrĭmoi |
γνώρῐμᾰ gnṓrĭmă | ||||||||
| Genitive | γνωρῐ́μου gnōrĭ́mou |
γνωρῐ́μου gnōrĭ́mou |
γνωρῐ́μοιν gnōrĭ́moin |
γνωρῐ́μοιν gnōrĭ́moin |
γνωρῐ́μων gnōrĭ́mōn |
γνωρῐ́μων gnōrĭ́mōn | ||||||||
| Dative | γνωρῐ́μῳ gnōrĭ́mōi |
γνωρῐ́μῳ gnōrĭ́mōi |
γνωρῐ́μοιν gnōrĭ́moin |
γνωρῐ́μοιν gnōrĭ́moin |
γνωρῐ́μοις gnōrĭ́mois |
γνωρῐ́μοις gnōrĭ́mois | ||||||||
| Accusative | γνώρῐμον gnṓrĭmon |
γνώρῐμον gnṓrĭmon |
γνωρῐ́μω gnōrĭ́mō |
γνωρῐ́μω gnōrĭ́mō |
γνωρῐ́μους gnōrĭ́mous |
γνώρῐμᾰ gnṓrĭmă | ||||||||
| Vocative | γνώρῐμε gnṓrĭme |
γνώρῐμον gnṓrĭmon |
γνωρῐ́μω gnōrĭ́mō |
γνωρῐ́μω gnōrĭ́mō |
γνώρῐμοι gnṓrĭmoi |
γνώρῐμᾰ gnṓrĭmă | ||||||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| γνωρῐ́μως gnōrĭ́mōs |
γνωρῐμώτερος gnōrĭmṓteros |
γνωρῐμώτᾰτος gnōrĭmṓtătos | ||||||||||||
| Notes: |
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Rarely:
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
| Nominative | γνώρῐμος gnṓrĭmos |
γνωρῐ́μη gnōrĭ́mē |
γνώρῐμον gnṓrĭmon |
γνωρῐ́μω gnōrĭ́mō |
γνωρῐ́μᾱ gnōrĭ́mā |
γνωρῐ́μω gnōrĭ́mō |
γνώρῐμοι gnṓrĭmoi |
γνώρῐμαι gnṓrĭmai |
γνώρῐμᾰ gnṓrĭmă | |||||
| Genitive | γνωρῐ́μου gnōrĭ́mou |
γνωρῐ́μης gnōrĭ́mēs |
γνωρῐ́μου gnōrĭ́mou |
γνωρῐ́μοιν gnōrĭ́moin |
γνωρῐ́μαιν gnōrĭ́main |
γνωρῐ́μοιν gnōrĭ́moin |
γνωρῐ́μων gnōrĭ́mōn |
γνωρῐ́μων gnōrĭ́mōn |
γνωρῐ́μων gnōrĭ́mōn | |||||
| Dative | γνωρῐ́μῳ gnōrĭ́mōi |
γνωρῐ́μῃ gnōrĭ́mēi |
γνωρῐ́μῳ gnōrĭ́mōi |
γνωρῐ́μοιν gnōrĭ́moin |
γνωρῐ́μαιν gnōrĭ́main |
γνωρῐ́μοιν gnōrĭ́moin |
γνωρῐ́μοις gnōrĭ́mois |
γνωρῐ́μαις gnōrĭ́mais |
γνωρῐ́μοις gnōrĭ́mois | |||||
| Accusative | γνώρῐμον gnṓrĭmon |
γνωρῐ́μην gnōrĭ́mēn |
γνώρῐμον gnṓrĭmon |
γνωρῐ́μω gnōrĭ́mō |
γνωρῐ́μᾱ gnōrĭ́mā |
γνωρῐ́μω gnōrĭ́mō |
γνωρῐ́μους gnōrĭ́mous |
γνωρῐ́μᾱς gnōrĭ́mās |
γνώρῐμᾰ gnṓrĭmă | |||||
| Vocative | γνώρῐμε gnṓrĭme |
γνωρῐ́μη gnōrĭ́mē |
γνώρῐμον gnṓrĭmon |
γνωρῐ́μω gnōrĭ́mō |
γνωρῐ́μᾱ gnōrĭ́mā |
γνωρῐ́μω gnōrĭ́mō |
γνώρῐμοι gnṓrĭmoi |
γνώρῐμαι gnṓrĭmai |
γνώρῐμᾰ gnṓrĭmă | |||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| γνωρῐ́μως gnōrĭ́mōs |
γνωρῐμώτερος gnōrĭmṓteros |
γνωρῐμώτᾰτος gnōrĭmṓtătos | ||||||||||||
| Notes: |
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Antonyms
- ἄγνωστος (ágnōstos, “unknown”)
Noun
γνώρῐμος • (gnṓrĭmos) m (genitive γνωρῐ́μου); second declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ γνώρῐμος ho gnṓrĭmos |
τὼ γνωρῐ́μω tṑ gnōrĭ́mō |
οἱ γνώρῐμοι hoi gnṓrĭmoi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ γνωρῐ́μου toû gnōrĭ́mou |
τοῖν γνωρῐ́μοιν toîn gnōrĭ́moin |
τῶν γνωρῐ́μων tôn gnōrĭ́mōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ γνωρῐ́μῳ tōî gnōrĭ́mōi |
τοῖν γνωρῐ́μοιν toîn gnōrĭ́moin |
τοῖς γνωρῐ́μοις toîs gnōrĭ́mois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν γνώρῐμον tòn gnṓrĭmon |
τὼ γνωρῐ́μω tṑ gnōrĭ́mō |
τοὺς γνωρῐ́μους toùs gnōrĭ́mous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | γνώρῐμε gnṓrĭme |
γνωρῐ́μω gnōrĭ́mō |
γνώρῐμοι gnṓrĭmoi | ||||||||||
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Further reading
- “γνώριμος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “γνώριμος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “γνώριμος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- γνώριμος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- γνώριμος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- “γνώριμος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- acquaintance idem, page 8.
- familiar idem, page 305.
- friend idem, page 345.
- intimate idem, page 454.
- known idem, page 472.
- well-known idem, page 974.
Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek γνώριμος (gnṓrimos). By surface analysis, γνωρ(ίζω) (gnor(ízo), “I know, recognise”) + -ιμος (-imos)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣno.ɾi.mos/
- Hyphenation: γνώ‧ρι‧μος
Adjective
γνώριμος • (gnórimos) m (feminine γνώριμη, neuter γνώριμο)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | γνώριμος (gnórimos) | γνώριμη (gnórimi) | γνώριμο (gnórimo) | γνώριμοι (gnórimoi) | γνώριμες (gnórimes) | γνώριμα (gnórima) | |
| genitive | γνώριμου (gnórimou) | γνώριμης (gnórimis) | γνώριμου (gnórimou) | γνώριμων (gnórimon) | γνώριμων (gnórimon) | γνώριμων (gnórimon) | |
| accusative | γνώριμο (gnórimo) | γνώριμη (gnórimi) | γνώριμο (gnórimo) | γνώριμους (gnórimous) | γνώριμες (gnórimes) | γνώριμα (gnórima) | |
| vocative | γνώριμε (gnórime) | γνώριμη (gnórimi) | γνώριμο (gnórimo) | γνώριμοι (gnórimoi) | γνώριμες (gnórimes) | γνώριμα (gnórima) | |
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο γνώριμος, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο γνώριμος, etc.)
Synonyms
- γνωστός (gnostós, “known”)
Antonyms
- άγνωστος (ágnostos, “unknown”)