θετικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From θέσῐς (thésis) + -τῐκός (-tikós), from τίθημι (títhēmi, I place).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

θετῐκός • (thetikós) m (feminine θετῐκή, neuter θετῐκόν); first/second declension

  1. fit for placing, apposite
  2. concerning adoption
  3. belonging to a thesis, disputable
  4. positive, affirmative
    1. (grammar) positive
      1. (neuter substantive) the positive degree
      2. expressing obligation, of verbals ending in -τέον (-téon)
  5. arbitrary

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: θετικός (thetikós)

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θετικός (thetikós).

Adjective

θετικός • (thetikós) m (feminine θετική, neuter θετικό)

  1. reliable
  2. positive, pragmatic
  3. assertive
  4. (grammar) positive
    θετικός βαθμός του επιθέτου (the positive degree of the adjective)

Declension

Derived terms

  • θετικότητα f (thetikótita, definiteness, reliability)
  • ψευδώς θετικός (psevdós thetikós, false positive)

See also

Noun

θετικός • (thetikós) m (plural θετικοί)

  1. (grammar) positive
    ο θετικός, ο συγκριτικός και ο υπερθετικός (the positive, the comparative and superlative)

Declension

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