διαπεραστικός (diaperastikós)

English: piercing

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Linguistic Information

Word Typeadjective
Gendermasculine
Casenominative
NumberSingular

About διαπεραστικός

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Pronunciation

IPA: ði.a.pe.ɾa.stiˈkos
Hyphenation: δι‧α‧πε‧ρα‧στι‧κός

Definitions & Examples

  • adjective:
    penetrating, piercing (of temperature, extremely cold so that it penetrates through clothing and shelter)
  • adjective:
    penetrating, pungent (odour)
  • adjective:
    penetrating, piercing (appearing to look deeply into: gaze, look, etc.)
  • adjective:
    piercing (of sound, loud and sharp; shrill)

Declension Table

neuter word

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeδιαπεραστικόςδιαπεραστικοί
genitiveδιαπεραστικούδιαπεραστικών
accusativeδιαπεραστικόδιαπεραστικούς
vocativeδιαπεραστικόδιαπεραστικοί

Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how διαπεραστικός appears in different grammatical contexts.

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Derived Terms

  • διαπεραστικά (diaperastiká)"Grek"