καινούριος

Greek

Etymology

From the Byzantine Greek and Hellenistic καινούργιος (kainoúrgios), without the presence of gamma <γ> since the pronunciation of -ιος for this word does not demand it: /ʝios/ > /ʝos/.[1]
From Ancient Greek καινουργός (kainourgós, producing new things), from καινουργής (kainourgḗs) (from καινός (kainós, fresh, new) + -ουργός (-ourgós, maker)), + -ιος (-ios). Also see the also commonly used, etymological spelling καινούργιος (kainoúrgios).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ceˈnuɾ.ʝos/
  • Hyphenation: και‧νούρ‧ιος
  • Homophone: καινούργιος (kainoúrgios)

Adjective

καινούριος • (kainoúrios) m (feminine καινούρια, neuter καινούριο)

  1. modern spelling of of καινούργιος (kainoúrgios)

Declension

Derived terms

  • καινουργο- (kainourgo-) or καινουργιο- (kainourgio-) and καινουργο- (kainourgo-)
  • καινουριώνω (kainourióno) or καινουργιώνω (kainourgióno)
  • and see: έργο n (érgo, work) and the ancient ἔργον (érgon)

References

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