σπουδαίος

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly,[1] from Ancient Greek σπουδαῖος (spoudaîos, serious, worth serious attention, initially: hasty), from σπουδή f (spoudḗ, haste). [2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spuˈðe.os/
  • Hyphenation: σπου‧δαί‧ος

Adjective

σπουδαίος • (spoudaíos) m (feminine σπουδαία, neuter σπουδαίο)

  1. great, important, remarkable, great (also used ironically)
    αυτό είναι πολύ σπουδαίο νέο!aftó eínai polý spoudaío néo!this is very important news!
    Ήταν σπουδαίος άνθρωπος· σοφός, γενναίος και τίμιος.
    Ítan spoudaíos ánthropos; sofós, gennaíos kai tímios.
    He was a great man; wise, brave and honest.

Declension

Synonyms

  • ες αύριον τα σπουδαία (es ávrion ta spoudaía)
  • σπουδαία τα λάχανα (spoudaía ta láchana, big deal, literally: the cabbages are all important)
  • σπουδαιολογία f (spoudaiología, (ironic) very serious and important)
  • σπουδαίο πράγμα (spoudaío prágma, big deal!)
  • σπουδαιότητα f (spoudaiótita, importance)
  • σπουδαιοφανής (spoudaiofanís, pretentiously important, self-important)
  • and see: σπουδή f (spoudí, study; haste)

References

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