δίκαιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δῐ́κη (díkē, custom, right) + -ῐος (-ios, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

δῐ́καιος • (díkaios) m (feminine δῐκαίᾱ, neuter δῐ́καιον); first/second declension

  1. observant of custom, orderly, civilized
  2. righteous
  3. equal, even, balanced
  4. exact, specific
  5. lawful, just, right
  6. fitting, normal
  7. real, genuine

Inflection

Antonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Coptic: ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ (dikaios)
  • Greek: δίκαιος (díkaios, fair, just)

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίκαιος (díkaios, right, just, honest).

Adjective

δίκαιος • (díkaios) m (feminine δίκαιη, neuter δίκαιο)

  1. just (of a legal process or judgement)
  2. equitable, fair

Declension

Descendants

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.