εξώγαμος
Greek
Etymology
Learnedly from εξω- (exo-) + γάμ(ος) (gám(os), “marriage”) + -ος (-os), a calque of French extraconjugal.[1] A false friend of English exogamous.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈkso.ɣa.mos/
- Hyphenation: ε‧ξώ‧γα‧μος
Adjective
εξώγαμος • (exógamos) m (feminine εξώγαμη, neuter εξώγαμο)
- (of a child) born out of wedlock, illegitimate (born to unmarried parents)
- Synonym: νόθος (nóthos)
- (rare) synonym of εξωσυζυγικός (exosyzygikós, “extramarital, extraconjugal”)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | εξώγαμος (exógamos) | εξώγαμη (exógami) | εξώγαμο (exógamo) | εξώγαμοι (exógamoi) | εξώγαμες (exógames) | εξώγαμα (exógama) | |
| genitive | εξώγαμου (exógamou) | εξώγαμης (exógamis) | εξώγαμου (exógamou) | εξώγαμων (exógamon) | εξώγαμων (exógamon) | εξώγαμων (exógamon) | |
| accusative | εξώγαμο (exógamo) | εξώγαμη (exógami) | εξώγαμο (exógamo) | εξώγαμους (exógamous) | εξώγαμες (exógames) | εξώγαμα (exógama) | |
| vocative | εξώγαμε (exógame) | εξώγαμη (exógami) | εξώγαμο (exógamo) | εξώγαμοι (exógamoi) | εξώγαμες (exógames) | εξώγαμα (exógama) | |
Related terms
- ενδογαμικός (endogamikós)
- εξωγαμία f (exogamía)
- εξωγαμικός (exogamikós)
References
- ^ εξώγαμος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language