χρήσιμος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From the root of χράομαι (khráomai, “to use, desire”) + -ιμος (-imos, “-able, -like”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /kʰrɛ̌ː.si.mos/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈkʰre̝.si.mos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈxri.si.mos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈxri.si.mos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈxri.si.mos/
Adjective
χρήσῐμος • (khrḗsĭmos) m (feminine χρησίμη, neuter χρήσῐμον); first/second declension or
χρήσῐμος • (khrḗsĭmos) m or f (neuter χρήσῐμον); second declension
Declension
As a three-ending adjective:
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
| Nominative | χρήσῐμος khrḗsĭmos |
χρησῐ́μη khrēsĭ́mē |
χρήσῐμον khrḗsĭmon |
χρησῐ́μω khrēsĭ́mō |
χρησῐ́μᾱ khrēsĭ́mā |
χρησῐ́μω khrēsĭ́mō |
χρήσῐμοι khrḗsĭmoi |
χρήσῐμαι khrḗsĭmai |
χρήσῐμᾰ khrḗsĭmă | |||||
| Genitive | χρησῐ́μου khrēsĭ́mou |
χρησῐ́μης khrēsĭ́mēs |
χρησῐ́μου khrēsĭ́mou |
χρησῐ́μοιν khrēsĭ́moin |
χρησῐ́μαιν khrēsĭ́main |
χρησῐ́μοιν khrēsĭ́moin |
χρησῐ́μων khrēsĭ́mōn |
χρησῐ́μων khrēsĭ́mōn |
χρησῐ́μων khrēsĭ́mōn | |||||
| Dative | χρησῐ́μῳ khrēsĭ́mōi |
χρησῐ́μῃ khrēsĭ́mēi |
χρησῐ́μῳ khrēsĭ́mōi |
χρησῐ́μοιν khrēsĭ́moin |
χρησῐ́μαιν khrēsĭ́main |
χρησῐ́μοιν khrēsĭ́moin |
χρησῐ́μοις khrēsĭ́mois |
χρησῐ́μαις khrēsĭ́mais |
χρησῐ́μοις khrēsĭ́mois | |||||
| Accusative | χρήσῐμον khrḗsĭmon |
χρησῐ́μην khrēsĭ́mēn |
χρήσῐμον khrḗsĭmon |
χρησῐ́μω khrēsĭ́mō |
χρησῐ́μᾱ khrēsĭ́mā |
χρησῐ́μω khrēsĭ́mō |
χρησῐ́μους khrēsĭ́mous |
χρησῐ́μᾱς khrēsĭ́mās |
χρήσῐμᾰ khrḗsĭmă | |||||
| Vocative | χρήσῐμε khrḗsĭme |
χρησῐ́μη khrēsĭ́mē |
χρήσῐμον khrḗsĭmon |
χρησῐ́μω khrēsĭ́mō |
χρησῐ́μᾱ khrēsĭ́mā |
χρησῐ́μω khrēsĭ́mō |
χρήσῐμοι khrḗsĭmoi |
χρήσῐμαι khrḗsĭmai |
χρήσῐμᾰ khrḗsĭmă | |||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| χρησῐ́μως khrēsĭ́mōs |
χρησῐμώτερος khrēsĭmṓteros |
χρησῐμώτᾰτος khrēsĭmṓtătos | ||||||||||||
| Notes: |
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As a two-ending adjective:
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
| Nominative | χρήσῐμος khrḗsĭmos |
χρήσῐμον khrḗsĭmon |
χρησῐ́μω khrēsĭ́mō |
χρησῐ́μω khrēsĭ́mō |
χρήσῐμοι khrḗsĭmoi |
χρήσῐμᾰ khrḗsĭmă | ||||||||
| Genitive | χρησῐ́μου khrēsĭ́mou |
χρησῐ́μου khrēsĭ́mou |
χρησῐ́μοιν khrēsĭ́moin |
χρησῐ́μοιν khrēsĭ́moin |
χρησῐ́μων khrēsĭ́mōn |
χρησῐ́μων khrēsĭ́mōn | ||||||||
| Dative | χρησῐ́μῳ khrēsĭ́mōi |
χρησῐ́μῳ khrēsĭ́mōi |
χρησῐ́μοιν khrēsĭ́moin |
χρησῐ́μοιν khrēsĭ́moin |
χρησῐ́μοις khrēsĭ́mois |
χρησῐ́μοις khrēsĭ́mois | ||||||||
| Accusative | χρήσῐμον khrḗsĭmon |
χρήσῐμον khrḗsĭmon |
χρησῐ́μω khrēsĭ́mō |
χρησῐ́μω khrēsĭ́mō |
χρησῐ́μους khrēsĭ́mous |
χρήσῐμᾰ khrḗsĭmă | ||||||||
| Vocative | χρήσῐμε khrḗsĭme |
χρήσῐμον khrḗsĭmon |
χρησῐ́μω khrēsĭ́mō |
χρησῐ́μω khrēsĭ́mō |
χρήσῐμοι khrḗsĭmoi |
χρήσῐμᾰ khrḗsĭmă | ||||||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| χρησῐ́μως khrēsĭ́mōs |
χρησῐμώτερος khrēsĭmṓteros |
χρησῐμώτᾰτος khrēsĭmṓtătos | ||||||||||||
| Notes: |
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References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “χρή (> DER > 6. > χρήσιμος)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1649
Further reading
- χρήσιμος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- “χρήσιμος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- G5539 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- advantageous idem, page 14.
- advisable idem, page 15.
- beneficial idem, page 74.
- expedient idem, page 293.
- good idem, page 366.
- handy idem, page 383.
- helpful idem, page 396.
- salutary idem, page 732.
- serviceable idem, page 756.
- useful idem, page 940.
- value idem, page 943.
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χρήσιμος (khrḗsimos). By surface analysis, χρήση (chrísi) + -ιμος (-imos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxri.si.mos/
Adjective
χρήσιμος • (chrísimos) m (feminine χρήσιμη, neuter χρήσιμο)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | χρήσιμος (chrísimos) | χρήσιμη (chrísimi) | χρήσιμο (chrísimo) | χρήσιμοι (chrísimoi) | χρήσιμες (chrísimes) | χρήσιμα (chrísima) | |
| genitive | χρήσιμου (chrísimou) | χρήσιμης (chrísimis) | χρήσιμου (chrísimou) | χρήσιμων (chrísimon) | χρήσιμων (chrísimon) | χρήσιμων (chrísimon) | |
| accusative | χρήσιμο (chrísimo) | χρήσιμη (chrísimi) | χρήσιμο (chrísimo) | χρήσιμους (chrísimous) | χρήσιμες (chrísimes) | χρήσιμα (chrísima) | |
| vocative | χρήσιμε (chrísime) | χρήσιμη (chrísimi) | χρήσιμο (chrísimo) | χρήσιμοι (chrísimoi) | χρήσιμες (chrísimes) | χρήσιμα (chrísima) | |
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο χρήσιμος, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο χρήσιμος, etc.)
Derivations: relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο χρησιμότερος", etc) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Antonyms
- άχρηστος (áchristos)
Derived terms
- χρησιμοποιώ (chrisimopoió, “to use”)
- χρησιμότητα (chrisimótita, “utility, usefulness”)
Related terms
- see: χρήση f (chrísi, “use, usage”)