ευσέβαστος

Greek

Etymology

εὖ (eû, “well”) +‎ σεβαστός (sevastós, “respected”). Consturcted in analogy to αξιοσέβαστος (axiosévastos, “worthy to be respected”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /efˈsevastos/
  • Hyphenation: ευ‧σέ‧βα‧στος

Adjective

ευσέβαστος • (efsévastos) m (feminine ευσέβαστος, neuter ευσέβαστον)

  1. (dated, Katharevousa) extremely respected
    in polytonic script: εὐσέβαστος

Derived terms

References

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