αδάμας
See also: ἀδάμας
Greek
Alternative forms
- αδάμαντας (adámantas) (formal, but with modern suffix)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἀδάμας (adámas, “diamond”), ancient sense: "the hardest metal", from the accusative singular "τόν ἀδάμαντα (adámanta)[1][2]
Declension
Related terms
- αδαμαντίνη f (adamantíni, “enamel”)
- αδαμάντινος (adamántinos, “diamond, unflinching”)
compounds with αδαμαντo-, αδαμαντ-
- αδαμαντοκόλλητος (adamantokóllitos, “set with diamonds”, adjective)
- αδαμαντοποίκιλτος (adamantopoíkiltos, “set with diamonds”, adjective)
- αδαμαντοπωλείο (adamantopoleío, “jeweller's shop”)
- αδαμαντοπώλης (adamantopólis, “diamond dealer, jeweller”)
- αδαμαντοστόλιστος (adamantostólistos, “set with diamonds”, adjective)
- αδαμαντουργός (adamantourgós, “diamond cutter”)
- αδαμαντοφόρος (adamantofóros, “diamond rich”, adjective)
- αδαμαντωρυχείο n (adamantorycheío, “diamond mine”)
- αδαμαντωρύχος m (adamantorýchos, “diamond miner”)
- and see: διαμάντι n (diamánti) for stem διαμαντ-
References
- αδάμας, αδάμαντας - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- αδάμας - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only], Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
διαμάντι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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