άπονος
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄπονος (áponos), morphologically ά- (á-, “un-, a-, not”) + πόνος (pónos, “pain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaponos/
- Hyphenation: ά‧πο‧νος
Adjective
άπονος • (áponos) m (feminine άπονη, neuter άπονο)
- heartless, uncaring, unfeeling, unsympathetic (not caring about the pain or suffering of others)
- Ήταν εντελώς άπονη προς τους άλλους.
- Ítan entelós áponi pros tous állous.
- She was completely uncaring towards others.
- 1965, Lefteris Papadopoulos (lyrics), Stavros Xarchakos (music), “Άπονη ζωή [Heartless Life]”, performed by Grigoris Bithikotsis:
- Άπονη ζωή, μας πέταξες στου δρόμου την άκρη,
μας αδίκησες.- Áponi zoḯ, mas pétaxes stou drómou tin ákri,
mas adíkises. - Heartless life, you threw us to the side of the road,
You did us wrong.
- Áponi zoḯ, mas pétaxes stou drómou tin ákri,
Declension
Declension of άπονος
| number case \ gender |
singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | άπονος • | άπονη • | άπονο • | άπονοι • | άπονες • | άπονα • |
| genitive | άπονου • | άπονης • | άπονου • | άπονων • | άπονων • | άπονων • |
| accusative | άπονο • | άπονη • | άπονο • | άπονους • | άπονες • | άπονα • |
| vocative | άπονε • | άπονη • | άπονο • | άπονοι • | άπονες • | άπονα • |
| derivations | Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο άπονος, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο άπονος, etc.) | |||||
Related terms
- άπονα (ápona, “heartlessly, uncaringly, unfeelingly”, adverb)
- απόνετος (apónetos, “painless; heartless”, adjective)
- απονιά f (aponiá, “heartlessness, lack of caring”)
- and see: απονευρώνω (aponevróno, “to kill a nerve”)
Further reading
- άπονος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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