δέων
Greek
Etymology
Present participle of the verb δέω (déō).
Adjective
δέων • (déon) m (feminine δέουσα, neuter δέον)
- appropriate, proper, necessary
- Σε συνέχια του περιστατικού, νομοθέτησαν τους δέοντες νόμους.
- Se synéchia tou peristatikoú, nomothétisan tous déontes nómous.
- Following the incident, they legislated the necessary laws.
- Λήφθηκαν οι δέουσες ενέργειες.
- Lífthikan oi déouses enérgeies.
- The appropriate actions were taken.
- Synonyms: αναγκαίος (anagkaíos), πρέπων (prépon), σωστός (sostós), προσήκων (prosíkon), ορθός (orthós), κατάλληλος (katállilos)
Declension
positive forms of δέων
| number case / gender |
singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | δέων | δέουσα | δέον | δέοντες | δέουσες | δέοντα |
| genitive | δέοντος | δέουσας / δεούσης | δέοντος | δεόντων | δεουσών | δεόντων |
| accusative | δέοντα | δέουσα | δέον | δέοντες | δέουσες | δέοντα |
| vocative | δέων | δέουσα | δέον | δέοντες | δέουσες | δέοντα |
| derivations | comparative: πιο (pio) + positive forms (e.g. πιο δέων, etc.) relative superlative: definite article + πιο (pio) + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο δέων (o pio déon), etc.) | |||||
Related terms
- δέον n (déon, “that which is necessary”)
References
- Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας [Modern Greek Dictionary] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Lexicology Centre
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