αμήνυτος

See also: ἀμήνυτος

Greek

Etymology

From Koine Greek ἀμήνυτος (“not denounced; unannounced”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈmi.ni.tos/
  • Hyphenation: α‧μή‧νυ‧τος

Adjective

αμήνυτος • (amínytos) m (feminine αμήνυτη, neuter αμήνυτο)

  1. not sued (law)
  2. (demotic) unannounced, unexpected[2]
    Synonym: απρόσκλητος (aprósklitos) (standard)

Declension

  • μήνυμα n (mínyma, “message”)
  • μήνυση f (mínysi, “complaint, case”) (law)
  • μηνυτήριος (minytírios, “criminal report”) (law)
  • μηνυτής m (minytís, “complainant”), μηνύτρια f (law)
  • and see: μηνύω (minýo, “sue, file complaint”), μηνάω/μηνώ (mináo/minó, “send message, order”)

References

  1. αμήνυτος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. Dimitrakos, Dimitrios B. (1964) Μέγα λεξικόν ὅλης τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης [Great Dictionary of the entire Greek Language] (in Greek), Athens: Hellenic Paideia
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