ώριμος

See also: ὥριμος

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek ὥριμος (hṓrimos, “seasonal, timely”), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “season, time”). Some senses a semantic loan from French mûr.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈo.ɾi.mos/
Hyphenation: ώ‧ρι‧μος

Adjective

ώριμος • (órimos) m (feminine ώριμη, neuter ώριμο)

(of fruits, vegetables, seeds etc) ripe, mature, mellow (ready for reaping or gathering, or having attained perfection)
ώριμα φρούτα ― órima froúta ― ripe fruit

ώριμο κρασί ― órimo krasí ― mellow wine
(figuratively) mature, ripe (grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking)
ώριμος άνθρωπος ― órimos ánthropos ― mature person

ώριμη απόφαση ― órimi apófasi ― mature decision

Declension

Declension of ώριμος

number case \ gender	singular			plural
number case \ gender	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ώριμος •	ώριμη •	ώριμο •	ώριμοι •	ώριμες •	ώριμα •
genitive	ώριμου •	ώριμης •	ώριμου •	ώριμων •	ώριμων •	ώριμων •
accusative	ώριμο •	ώριμη •	ώριμο •	ώριμους •	ώριμες •	ώριμα •
vocative	ώριμε •	ώριμη •	ώριμο •	ώριμοι •	ώριμες •	ώριμα •
derivations	Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ώριμος, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ώριμος, etc.)

Antonyms

ανώριμος (anórimos, “immature, unripe”)
άγουρος (ágouros, “unripe”)

Related terms

ώριμα (órima) / ωρίμως (orímos, “maturely, ripely”) (adverb)
ωριμάζω (orimázo, “mature, ripen”)
ωρίμανση f (orímansi) / ωρίμαση f (orímasi, “ripening”)
ωρίμασμα n (orímasma, “maturing”)
ωριμότερος (orimóteros, “more mature”) (comparative)
ωριμότητα f (orimótita, “maturity, ripeness”)

Related terms

αγουρωπός (agouropós, “almost ripe”)

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