φαύλος
See also: φαῦλος
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φαῦλος (phaûlos).
Adjective
φαύλος • (fávlos) m (feminine φαύλη, neuter φαύλο)
- wicked, unscrupulous, lacking morals
Declension
positive forms of φαύλος
| number case / gender |
singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | φαύλος | φαύλη | φαύλο | φαύλοι | φαύλες | φαύλα |
| genitive | φαύλου | φαύλης | φαύλου | φαύλων | φαύλων | φαύλων |
| accusative | φαύλο | φαύλη | φαύλο | φαύλους | φαύλες | φαύλα |
| vocative | φαύλε | φαύλη | φαύλο | φαύλοι | φαύλες | φαύλα |
| derivations | comparative: πιο (pio) + positive forms (e.g. πιο φαύλος, etc.) relative superlative: definite article + πιο (pio) + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο φαύλος (o pio fávlos), etc.) | |||||
Derived terms
- φαυλότητα f (favlótita, “villainy, corruption”)
- φαύλος κύκλος m (fávlos kýklos, “vicious circle”)
Further reading
- φαύλος in Triantafyllides, Hidryma (1998) Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek]
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