κουφός
See also: κούφος
Greek
Alternative forms
- κωφός (kofós)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κωφός (kōphós), which, if related to κηφήν (kēphḗn, “drone, lazy vagabond”), is possibly from Proto-Indo-European *k/gʰ(e/o)h₂bʰ-, but without any other IE cognates; both could be from Pre-Greek.
Adjective
κουφός • (koufós) m (feminine κουφή, neuter κουφό)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | κουφός (koufós) | κουφή (koufí) | κουφό (koufó) | κουφοί (koufoí) | κουφές (koufés) | κουφά (koufá) | |
| genitive | κουφού (koufoú) | κουφής (koufís) | κουφού (koufoú) | κουφών (koufón) | κουφών (koufón) | κουφών (koufón) | |
| accusative | κουφό (koufó) | κουφή (koufí) | κουφό (koufó) | κουφούς (koufoús) | κουφές (koufés) | κουφά (koufá) | |
| vocative | κουφέ (koufé) | κουφή (koufí) | κουφό (koufó) | κουφοί (koufoí) | κουφές (koufés) | κουφά (koufá) | |
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο κουφός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο κουφός, etc.)
Derivations: relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο κουφότερος", etc) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Related terms
- κώφωση f (kófosi, “deafness”)
- κωφάλαλος (kofálalos)
See also
References
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
Further reading
- κουφός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language