ορίζοντας

See also: ὁρίζοντας

Greek

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /oˈɾi.zon.das/
  • Hyphenation: ο‧ρί‧ζο‧ντας

Etymology 1

Learnedly, from the accusative singular ὁρίζοντα (horízonta) of the Ancient Greek ὁρίζων (horízōn)[1] (ὁρίζων κύκλος (kúklos), demarcating cycle)[2] Substantivised neuter of the active participle ορίζων (orízon) of verb ορίζω (orízō, “define”) -ancient: ὁρίζω (horízō).

Noun

ορίζοντας • (orízontas) m

  1. horizon
Declension
declension of ορίζοντας
case     \     number singular plural
nominative ορίζοντας • ορίζοντες •
genitive ορίζοντα • οριζόντων •
accusative ορίζοντα • ορίζοντες •
vocative ορίζοντα • ορίζοντες •

Etymology 2

Active participle of ορίζω (orízo).

Participle

ορίζοντας • (orízontas) (indeclinable)

  1. Present participle of ορίζω (orízo): defining

References
  1. ορίζοντας - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. ορίζοντας - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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