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νοήμων

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νοήμων (noḗmōn).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /noˈi.mon/
    • Hyphenation: νο‧ή‧μων

    Adjective

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    νοήμων • (noḯmon) m (feminine νοήμων, neuter νοήμον) (learned)

    1. intelligent (having at least a similar level of brain power to humankind)
      νοήμων ζωή ― noḯmon zoḯ ― intelligent life
      νοήμον ον ― noḯmon on ― intelligent being
    2. intelligent (of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright)
      Near-synonyms: έξυπνος (éxypnos), ευφυής (effyís)
    3. (nominalized) intelligence (an entity that is intelligent)

    Declension

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    Declension of νοήμων
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative νοήμων (noḯmon) νοήμων (noḯmon) νοήμον (noḯmon) νοήμονες (noḯmones) νοήμονες (noḯmones) νοήμονα (noḯmona)
    genitive νοήμονος (noḯmonos) νοήμονος (noḯmonos) νοήμονος (noḯmonos) νοημόνων (noïmónon) νοημόνων (noïmónon) νοημόνων (noïmónon)
    accusative νοήμονα (noḯmona) νοήμονα (noḯmona) νοήμον (noḯmon) νοήμονες (noḯmones) νοήμονες (noḯmones) νοήμονα (noḯmona)
    vocative νοήμων (noḯmon)
    νοήμονα (noḯmona)
    νοήμων (noḯmon) νοήμον (noḯmon) νοήμονες (noḯmones) νοήμονες (noḯmones) νοήμονα (noḯmona)

    Derivations:
    Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο νοήμων, etc.)
    Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο νοήμων, etc.)

    Antonyms

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    Derived terms

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    References

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    1. ^ νοήμων, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language