παλιός

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Medieval Byzantine παλιός from Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós).

Adjective

παλιός (paliós) m (feminine παλιά, neuter παλιό)

  1. old, former, long established, not modern
  2. (of objects) worn out
  3. (of people) long established, with long experience (especially in a profession)

Usage notes

In general, for positive forms, παλιός is more common than παλαιός, Degrees of comparison forms: Comparative παλιότερος and the more frequent form παλαιότερος. Superlative: only παλαιότατος.

Declension

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