νέος

See also: νεός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • νεῖος (neîos) Ionic

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *newos (compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀚𐀺 (ne-wo)), from Proto-Indo-European *néwos. Cognates include Old English nīwe (English new), Latin novus, Sanskrit नव (náva), and Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀‎ (nauua‎).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

νέος (néos) m (feminine νέᾱ, neuter νέον); first/second declension

  1. young
  2. (pertaining to young people) youthful
  3. new, fresh
  4. (euphemistic, especially in comparative) unexpected, strange, evil

Inflection

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, young), from Proto-Hellenic [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈne̞o̞s]
  • Hyphenation: νέ‧ος

Adjective

νέος (néos) m (feminine νέα, neuter νέο)

  1. young, youthful
  2. modern, new

Declension

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