αδαμάντινος

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀδαμάντινος (adamántinos, sense: hard as adamant, steal) and semantic loan from English adamantine < Latin adamantinus < Ancient Greek ἀδαμάντινος (adamántinos).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ðaˈman.di.nos/
  • Hyphenation: α‧δα‧μά‧ντι‧νος

Adjective

αδαμάντινος • (adamántinos) m (feminine αδαμάντινη, neuter αδαμάντινο)

  1. made of diamond
    Synonym: (less formal) διαμαντένιος (diamanténios)
  2. adamantine
  3. (figuratively) adamant, firm, unflinching
    Synonym: αδάμαστος (adámastos)

Declension

Derived terms

  • αδαμάντινοι γάμοι m pl (adamántinoi gámoi, diamond anniversary)

and see

References

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

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.