καύσιμος
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καύσιμος (kaúsimos) with semantic loan from French carburant.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaf.si.mos/
- Hyphenation: καύ‧σι‧μος
Adjective
καύσιμος • (káfsimos) m (feminine καύσιμη, neuter καύσιμο)
- combustible, burnable (able to be used as a fuel due to release of thermal energy when burned)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | καύσιμος (káfsimos) | καύσιμη (káfsimi) | καύσιμο (káfsimo) | καύσιμοι (káfsimoi) | καύσιμες (káfsimes) | καύσιμα (káfsima) | |
| genitive | καύσιμου (káfsimou) | καύσιμης (káfsimis) | καύσιμου (káfsimou) | καύσιμων (káfsimon) | καύσιμων (káfsimon) | καύσιμων (káfsimon) | |
| accusative | καύσιμο (káfsimo) | καύσιμη (káfsimi) | καύσιμο (káfsimo) | καύσιμους (káfsimous) | καύσιμες (káfsimes) | καύσιμα (káfsima) | |
| vocative | καύσιμε (káfsime) | καύσιμη (káfsimi) | καύσιμο (káfsimo) | καύσιμοι (káfsimoi) | καύσιμες (káfsimes) | καύσιμα (káfsima) | |
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο καύσιμος, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο καύσιμος, etc.)
Derived terms
- καύσιμο n (káfsimo, “fuel”)
Related terms
- see: καίω (kaío)
References
- ^ καύσιμος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language