σπουδαίος

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly,[1] from Ancient Greek σπουδαῖος (spoudaîos, “serious, worth serious attention, initially: hasty”), from σπουδή f (spoudḗ, “haste”). [2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spuˈðe.os/
  • Hyphenation: σπου‧δαί‧ος

Adjective

σπουδαίος • (spoudaíos) m (feminine σπουδαία, neuter σπουδαίο)

  1. great, important, remarkable, great (also used ironically)
    αυτό είναι πολύ σπουδαίο νέο! ― aftó eínai polý spoudaío néo! ― this is very important news!
    Ήταν σπουδαίος άνθρωπος· σοφός, γενναίος και τίμιος.
    Ítan spoudaíos ánthropos; sofós, gennaíos kai tímios.
    He was a great man; wise, brave and honest.

Declension

Synonyms

  • ες αύριον τα σπουδαία (es ávrion ta spoudaía)
  • σπουδαία τα λάχανα (spoudaía ta láchana, “big deal, literally: the cabbages are all important”)
  • σπουδαιολογία f (spoudaiología, “(ironic) very serious and important”)
  • σπουδαίο πράγμα (spoudaío prágma, “big deal!”)
  • σπουδαιότητα f (spoudaiótita, “importance”)
  • σπουδαιοφανής (spoudaiofanís, “pretentiously important, self-important”)
  • and see: σπουδή f (spoudí, “study; haste”)

References

  1. σπουδαίος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), “σπουδαίος”, in Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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