απολίθωμα
Greek
Etymology
First attested in 1856.[1] From απολιθώνω (apolithóno, “fossilize”) + -μα (-ma, “neuter suffix”). Morphologically from από (apó, “from”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”) + -μα (-ma, “suffix”). For sense fossil, calque of French pétrification. For figurative senses, calque of French fossile.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /apoˈliθoma/
- Hyphenation: α‧πο‧λί‧θω‧μα
Noun
απολίθωμα • (apolíthoma) n (plural απολιθώματα)
- fossil
- απολιθώματα ζώων ή φυτών ― apolithómata zóon í fytón ― fossils of animals or plants
- (figuratively, derogatory) dated, extinct
- (figuratively, linguistics) a fossil word or expression.
Declension
Coordinate terms
- παλαιοντολογία f (palaiontología, “palaeontology”)
Derived terms
- απολιθωματοφόρος (apolithomatofóros, “of fossil beds”, adjective)
- μακροαπολίθωμα n (makroapolíthoma, “macrofossil”)
- μικροαπολίθωμα n (mikroapolíthoma, “microfossil”)
- υποαπολίθωμα n (ypoapolíthoma, “subfossil”)
- ψευδοαπολίθωμα n (psevdoapolíthoma, “pseudofossil”)
Related terms
- απολιθωμένος (apolithoménos, “fossilized, petrified”, participle)
- απολιθώνω (apolithóno, “I fossilize, I petrify”)
- απολίθωση f (apolíthosi, “fossilization”)
- and see: λίθος m (líthos, “stone”)
Further reading
απολίθωμα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
References
- απολίθωμα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
- απολίθωμα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.