ορίζοντας

See also: ὁρίζοντας

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈɾi.zon.das/
  • Hyphenation: ο‧ρί‧ζο‧ντας

Etymology 1

Learnedly, from the accusative singular ὁρίζοντα (horízonta) of the Ancient Greek ὁρίζων (horízōn)[1] (ὁρίζων κύκλος (kúklos), demarcating cycle)[2] Substantivised neuter of the active participle ορίζων (orízon) of verb ορίζω (orízō, define) -ancient: ὁρίζω (horízō).

Noun

ορίζοντας • (orízontasm

  1. horizon
Declension
Declension of ορίζοντας
singular plural
nominative ορίζοντας (orízontas) ορίζοντες (orízontes)
genitive ορίζοντα (orízonta) οριζόντων (orizónton)
accusative ορίζοντα (orízonta) ορίζοντες (orízontes)
vocative ορίζοντα (orízonta) ορίζοντες (orízontes)

Etymology 2

Active participle of ορίζω (orízo).

Participle

ορίζοντας • (orízontas) (indeclinable)

  1. Present participle of ορίζω (orízo): defining

References

  1. ^ ορίζοντας, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ ορίζοντας - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre