νεόπλουτος

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νεόπλουτος (neóploutos).[1] By surface analysis, νεό- (neó-, new) + -πλουτος (-ploutos, rich, wealthy) from πλούτος m (ploútos, wealth).

Adjective

νεόπλουτος • (neóploutos) m (feminine νεόπλουτη, neuter νεόπλουτο)

  1. nouveau riche, new money (a person who has become wealthy recently)

Declension

  • νεοπλουτισμός m (neoploutismós)

References

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