κουφός
See also: κούφος
Greek
Alternative forms
- κωφός (kofós)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κωφός (kōphós), which, if related to κηφήν (kēphḗn, “drone, lazy vagabond”), is possibly from Proto-Indo-European *k/gʰ(e/o)h₂bʰ-, but without any other IE cognates; both could be from Pre-Greek.
Declension
Declension of κουφός
| number case \ gender |
singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | κουφός • | κουφή • | κουφό • | κουφοί • | κουφές • | κουφά • |
| genitive | κουφού • | κουφής • | κουφού • | κουφών • | κουφών • | κουφών • |
| accusative | κουφό • | κουφή • | κουφό • | κουφούς • | κουφές • | κουφά • |
| vocative | κουφέ • | κουφή • | κουφό • | κουφοί • | κουφές • | κουφά • |
| derivations | Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο κουφός, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο κουφός, etc.) | |||||
Degrees of comparison by suffixation
| comparative | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | κουφότερος • | κουφότερη • | κουφότερο • | κουφότεροι • | κουφότερες • | κουφότερα • |
| genitive | κουφότερου • | κουφότερης • | κουφότερου • | κουφότερων • | κουφότερων • | κουφότερων • |
| accusative | κουφότερο • | κουφότερη • | κουφότερο • | κουφότερους • | κουφότερες • | κουφότερα • |
| vocative | κουφότερε • | κουφότερη • | κουφότερο • | κουφότεροι • | κουφότερες • | κουφότερα • |
| derivations | relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο κουφότερος", etc) | |||||
Related terms
- κώφωση f (kófosi, “deafness”)
- κωφάλαλος (kofálalos)
References
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
Further reading
- κουφός - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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