κομψός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The old connection with Lithuanian švánkus (decent, reasonable), as if from *kuonkʷ-so-, is meaningless, since there is no suffix -so. This objection also excludes connection with κομέω (koméō, to take care) and κομμόομαι (kommóomai, to adorn). The word can hardly be Indo-European, so Pre-Greek origin is probable.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

κομψός • (kompsós) m (feminine κομψή, neuter κομψόν); first/second declension

  1. nice, refined, elegant, gentlemanly
  2. smart, clever, ingenious, subtle
  3. (in general) nice, good, pleasant

Inflection

Derived terms

  • κομψείᾱ (kompseíā)
  • κόμψευμᾰ (kómpseuma)
  • κομψευρῑπῐκῶς (kompseurīpikôs)
  • κομψεύω (kompseúō)
  • κομψολόγος (kompsológos)
  • κομψοπρεπής (kompsoprepḗs)
  • κομψότης (kompsótēs)
  • περῐ́κομψος (períkompsos)

Descendants

  • Greek: κομψός (kompsós)

Further reading

Greek

Adjective

κομψός • (kompsós) m (feminine κομψή, neuter κομψό)

  1. chic, smart, elegant, stylish

Declension

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