πλέον
Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /plé.on/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈplɛ.on/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈple.on/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈple.on/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈple.on/
Adjective
πλέον • (pléon)
- inflection of πλέων (pléōn):
- neuter nominative singular
- neuter accusative singular
- masculine and feminine vocative singular
- neuter vocative singular
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πλείων (pleíōn), comparative of πολύς (polús).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpleon/
- Hyphenation: πλέ‧ον
Adverb
πλέον • (pléon)
- (dated, formal) more, -er (forms comparatives)
- Ο πλέον γνωστός ηθοποιός. ― O pléon gnostós ithopoiós. ― The more known actor.
- already
- Είναι πλέον αργά. ― Eínai pléon argá. ― It's already late.
- from now on
- Υποσχέθηκε να είναι πλέον πιστός στην φιλενάδα του. ― Yposchéthike na eínai pléon pistós stin filenáda tou. ― He promised to be faithful to his girlfriend from now on.
- more than
- Πλέον των διακοσίων χιλιάδων βγήκαν να ψηφίσουν. ― Pléon ton diakosíon chiliádon vgíkan na psifísoun. ― More than two hundred thousand came out to vote.
Synonyms
- (more, -er): πιο (pio)
- (already): ήδη (ídi)
- (more than): περισσότερο (perissótero)
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