ψευδολόγος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ψευδής (pseudḗs, false) + λέγω (légō, to say) + -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ψευδολόγος • (pseudológos) m or f (neuter ψευδολόγον); second declension

  1. speaking falsely, lying

Declension

Descendants

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ψευδολόγος (pseudológos), ψευδο- (psevdo-) + -λόγος (-lógos). Also substantivized.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pse.vðoˈlo.ɣos/
  • Hyphenation: ψευ‧δο‧λό‧γος

Adjective

ψευδολόγος • (psevdológos) m (feminine ψευδολόγος, neuter ψευδολόγο) [1]

  1. (dated, of a person) mendacious, systematically lying
    Antonym: ειλικρινής (eilikrinís)

Declension

Noun

ψευδολόγος • (psevdológos) m or f (plural ψευδολόγοι) [2]

  1. mendacious, liar

Declension

  • ψευδολόγημα n (psevdológima)
  • ψευδολογία f (psevdología)
  • ψευδολογώ (psevdologó)

References

  1. ψευδολόγος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
  2. ψευδολόγος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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