καινούριος

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Greek

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Etymology

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From the Byzantine Greek and Hellenistic καινούργιος (kainoúrgios), without the presence of gamma <γ> since the pronunciation of -ιος for this word does not demand it: /ʝios/ > /ʝos/.[1]
From Ancient Greek καινουργός (kainourgós, producing new things), from καινουργής (kainourgḗs) (from καινός (kainós, fresh, new) +‎ -ουργός (-ourgós, maker)), +‎ -ιος (-ios). Also see the also commonly used, etymological spelling καινούργιος (kainoúrgios).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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καινούριος (kainoúriosm (feminine καινούρια, neuter καινούριο)

  1. modern spelling of of καινούργιος (kainoúrgios)

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ καινούριος”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998