ώριμος

See also: ὥριμος

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek ὥριμος (hṓrimos, “seasonal, timely”), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “season, time”). Some senses a semantic loan from French mûr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈo.ɾi.mos/
  • Hyphenation: ώ‧ρι‧μος

Adjective

ώριμος • (órimos) m (feminine ώριμη, neuter ώριμο)

  1. (of fruits, vegetables, seeds etc) ripe, mature, mellow (ready for reaping or gathering, or having attained perfection)
    ώριμα φρούτα ― órima froúta ― ripe fruit
    ώριμο κρασί ― órimo krasí ― mellow wine
  2. (figuratively) mature, ripe (grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking)
    ώριμος άνθρωπος ― órimos ánthropos ― mature person
    ώριμη απόφαση ― órimi apófasi ― mature decision

Declension
Declension of ώριμος
number 
case \ gender 		 singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative ώριμος • ώριμη • ώριμο • ώριμοι • ώριμες • ώριμα •
genitive ώριμου • ώριμης • ώριμου • ώριμων • ώριμων • ώριμων •
accusative ώριμο • ώριμη • ώριμο • ώριμους • ώριμες • ώριμα •
vocative ώριμε • ώριμη • ώριμο • ώριμοι • ώριμες • ώριμα •
derivations Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ώριμος, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ώριμος, etc.)

Antonyms
  • ώριμα (órima) / ωρίμως (orímos, “maturely, ripely”) (adverb)
  • ωριμάζω (orimázo, “to mature, to ripen”)
  • ωρίμαση f (orímasi, “ripening”)
  • ωρίμασμα n (orímasma, “maturing”)
  • ωριμότερος (orimóteros, “more mature”) (comparative)
  • ωριμότητα f (orimótita, “maturity, ripeness”)
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