έντιμος

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔντιμος (éntimos, honoured) with semantic loan from French honnête and honorable.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈen.di.mos/

Adjective

έντιμος • (éntimos) m (feminine έντιμη, neuter έντιμο)

  1. honourable (UK), honorable (US) (worthy of respect; conforming to what honour dictates)
  2. honest, upright (scrupulous with regard to truth and ethics)
  3. (formal, in the superlative Εντιμότατος, as an honorific address or title) Honourable (UK), Honorable (US)

Declension

Derived terms

  • εντιμότητα f (entimótita)
  • εντίμως (entímos)

References

  1. έντιμος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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