ελεήμων
Greek
Alternative forms
- ελεήμονας (eleḯmonas)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.leˈi.mon/
- Hyphenation: ε‧λε‧ή‧μων
Adjective
ελεήμων • (eleḯmon) m (feminine ελεήμων, neuter ελεήμον)
- gracious, merciful (compassionate; showing mercy to those who are suffering)
- Synonyms: ευσπλαχνικός (efsplachnikós), φιλεύσπλαχνος (filéfsplachnos), πονόψυχος (ponópsychos)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | ελεήμων (eleḯmon) | ελεήμων (eleḯmon) | ελεήμον (eleḯmon) | ελεήμονες (eleḯmones) | ελεήμονες (eleḯmones) | ελεήμονα (eleḯmona) | |
| genitive | ελεήμονος (eleḯmonos) | ελεήμονος (eleḯmonos) | ελεήμονος (eleḯmonos) | ελεημόνων (eleïmónon) | ελεημόνων (eleïmónon) | ελεημόνων (eleïmónon) | |
| accusative | ελεήμονα (eleḯmona) | ελεήμονα (eleḯmona) | ελεήμον (eleḯmon) | ελεήμονες (eleḯmones) | ελεήμονες (eleḯmones) | ελεήμονα (eleḯmona) | |
| vocative | ελεήμων (eleḯmon) ελεήμονα (eleḯmona) |
ελεήμων (eleḯmon) | ελεήμον (eleḯmon) | ελεήμονες (eleḯmones) | ελεήμονες (eleḯmones) | ελεήμονα (eleḯmona) | |
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ελεήμων, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ελεήμων, etc.)
Related terms
- ελεημονητικός (eleïmonitikós)
- ελεημοσύνη f (eleïmosýni)
References
- ^ ελεήμων, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language