ουσιαστικός

Greek

Etymology

ουσία (ousía, essence, substance) + -τικός (-tikós), calque of French substantiel. First attested 1890. There is a single attestation in a Koine Greek document for οὐσιαστικός (ousiastikós) but its meaning is unknown and it is not related to the current word.

Adjective

ουσιαστικός • (ousiastikós) m (feminine ουσιαστική, neuter ουσιαστικό)

  1. substantial, real (true, actual)
  2. essential (necessary)

Declension

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