ύπουλος
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ὕπουλος (húpoulos), from Ancient Greek ὕπουλος (húpoulos, “with festering sores underneath”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈu.pu.los/
- Hyphenation: ύ‧που‧λος
Adjective
ύπουλος • (ýpoulos) m (feminine ύπουλη, neuter ύπουλο)
- underhanded, sneaky, treacherous (dishonest, deceitful, sly)
- insidious (producing harm in a stealthy, often gradual, manner)
- ύπουλη αρρώστια ― ýpouli arróstia ― insidious disease
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | ύπουλος (ýpoulos) | ύπουλη (ýpouli) | ύπουλο (ýpoulo) | ύπουλοι (ýpouloi) | ύπουλες (ýpoules) | ύπουλα (ýpoula) | |
| genitive | ύπουλου (ýpoulou) | ύπουλης (ýpoulis) | ύπουλου (ýpoulou) | ύπουλων (ýpoulon) | ύπουλων (ýpoulon) | ύπουλων (ýpoulon) | |
| accusative | ύπουλο (ýpoulo) | ύπουλη (ýpouli) | ύπουλο (ýpoulo) | ύπουλους (ýpoulous) | ύπουλες (ýpoules) | ύπουλα (ýpoula) | |
| vocative | ύπουλε (ýpoule) | ύπουλη (ýpouli) | ύπουλο (ýpoulo) | ύπουλοι (ýpouloi) | ύπουλες (ýpoules) | ύπουλα (ýpoula) | |
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ύπουλος, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ύπουλος, etc.)
Derived terms
- ύπουλα (ýpoula, adverb)
References
- ^ ύπουλος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language