ώριμος
See also: ὥριμος
Greek
editEtymology
editInherited from Ancient Greek ὥριμος (hṓrimos, “seasonal, timely”), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “season, time”). Some senses a semantic loan from French mûr.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editώριμος • (órimos) m (feminine ώριμη, neuter ώριμο)
- (of fruits, vegetables, seeds etc) ripe, mature, mellow (ready for reaping or gathering, or having attained perfection)
- ώριμα φρούτα ― órima froúta ― ripe fruit
- ώριμο κρασί ― órimo krasí ― mellow wine
- (figuratively) mature, ripe (grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking)
- ώριμος άνθρωπος ― órimos ánthropos ― mature person
- ώριμη απόφαση ― órimi apófasi ― mature decision
Declension
editsingular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
nominative | ώριμος (órimos) | ώριμη (órimi) | ώριμο (órimo) | ώριμοι (órimoi) | ώριμες (órimes) | ώριμα (órima) | |
genitive | ώριμου (órimou) | ώριμης (órimis) | ώριμου (órimou) | ώριμων (órimon) | ώριμων (órimon) | ώριμων (órimon) | |
accusative | ώριμο (órimo) | ώριμη (órimi) | ώριμο (órimo) | ώριμους (órimous) | ώριμες (órimes) | ώριμα (órima) | |
vocative | ώριμε (órime) | ώριμη (órimi) | ώριμο (órimo) | ώριμοι (órimoi) | ώριμες (órimes) | ώριμα (órima) |
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ώριμος, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ώριμος, etc.)
Antonyms
editRelated terms
editRelated terms
edit- αγουρωπός (agouropós, “almost ripe”)