ανορθόδοξος

Greek

Etymology

αν- (an-) privative + ορθόδοξος (orthódoxos, orthodox), calque of English unorthodox.[1] First attested 1898.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anoɾˈθoðoksos/
  • Hyphenation: αν‧ορ‧θό‧δο‧ξος

Adjective

ανορθόδοξος • (anorthódoxos) m (feminine ανορθόδοξη, neuter ανορθόδοξο)

  1. unorthodox (not following convention or tradition)
    Ο φίλος μου έχει ανορθόδοξες ιδέες
    O fílos mou échei anorthódoxes idées
    My friend has unorthodox ways.

Declension

Synonyms

  • αντισυμβατικός (antisymvatikós, unconventional)
  • ασυνήθιστος (asyníthistos, unusual, uncommon)

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • ανορθόδοξα (anorthódoxa, unorthodoxly, in an unorthodox manner)
  • ανορθοδοξία f (anorthodoxía, unorthodoxy)

References

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