πεθαμένος

Greek

Etymology

Passive perfect participle of πεθαίνω (I die), a verb with only active forms. From Medieval Byzantine Greek πεθαμένος from stem πεθαν- with assimilation [nm > mm] and simplification of [mm > m][1]. See Ancient Greek aorist ἀπέθᾰνον (apéthanon) of ἀποθνῄσκω (apothnḗiskō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peθaˈmenos/
  • Hyphenation: πε‧θα‧μέ‧νος

Participle

πεθαμένος (pethaménos) m (feminine πεθαμένη, neuter πεθαμένο)

  1. dead, deceased, (English euphemisms): departed, late, passed away
  2. (figuratively) lost, perished
    οι πεθαμένες ελπίδεςoi pethaménes elpídesthe dead hopes
    τα πεθαμένα όνειραta pethaména óneirathe dead dreams (wishes)
    Synonyms: νεκρός (nekrós), τσακισμένος (tsakisménos)
  3. (figuratively, idiomatic) exhausted
    Γύρισα στο σπίτι πεθαμένος από τη δουλειά
    Gýrisa sto spíti pethaménos apó ti douleiá
    I returned home, exhausted (lit:dead) from work.
    Synonyms: ξεθεωμένος (xetheoménos), τσακισμένος (tsakisménos)
  4. (expression) (neutral plural) see πεθαμένα (pethaména)

Usage notes

  • πεθαμένα (pethaména, neuteral plural) as a noun: literally: the dead (implied: relatives)

Declension

Synonyms

  • αποθαμένος (apothaménos, participle) (literature: Medieval, from ἀποθαίνω)
  • νεκρός (nekrós, dead, the body of the dead)
  • and see definitions for more senses

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • πεθαμενατζής (pethamenatzís, undertaker) (derisive, folsky)
  • πεθαμενατζίδικο n (pethamenatzídiko, funeral home) (derisive, folsky)
  • πεθαμός m (pethamós, death) (colloquial)

References

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