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παλαιός

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: παλαιός παλαιά παλαιόν

Structure: παλαι (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: formed from pa/lai

Sense

  1. old, aged
  2. ancient, of times past
  3. time-honoured, venerable
  4. antiquated, outdated

Examples

  • βέβακ’ ἄναξ ὁ καινόσ, ὁ δὲ παλαίτεροσ κρατεῖ, λιμένα λιπών γε τὸν Ἀχερόντιον. (Euripides, Heracles, choral, strophe 23)
  • ἔστι δὲ παλαίτατοσ, σύγχρονοσ τοῖσ Ἑπτὰ κληθεῖσι Σοφοῖσ, ἢ καὶ παλαίτεροσ. (Unknown, Elegy and Iambus, Volume I, , section4)

Synonyms

  1. old

  2. ancient

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