κενός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κεινός (keinós) Ionic
  • κενεός (keneós) Poetic

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *kenwós, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱen-. Cognates with Old Armenian սին (sin, vain, trifling).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

κενός (kenós) m (feminine κενή, neuter κενόν); first/second declension

  1. empty
    Antonyms: μεστός (mestós), πλήρης (plḗrēs)
  2. vain, fruitless
  3. exhausted, void, destitute

Inflection

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κενός (kenós), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱen-.

Pronunciation

Adjective

κενός (kenós) m (feminine κενή, neuter κενό)

  1. empty, free, vacant

Declension

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