γνώριμος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γνωρ(ίζω) (gnōr(ízō), “to make known; learn, discover”) +‎ -ιμος (-imos). Also substantivised.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡnɔ̌ː.ri.mos/ → /ˈɣno.ri.mos/ → /ˈɣno.ri.mos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡnɔ̌ː.ri.mos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡno.ri.mos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣno.ri.mos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣno.ri.mos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈɣno.ri.mos/

Adjective

γνώρῐμος • (gnṓrimos) m or f (neuter γνώρῐμον); second declension

1. well-known

Inflection

Second declension of γνώρῐμος; γνώρῐμον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		γνώρῐμος gnṓrimos	γνώρῐμον gnṓrimon		γνωρῐ́μω gnōrímō	γνωρῐ́μω gnōrímō		γνώρῐμοι gnṓrimoi	γνώρῐμᾰ gnṓrima
Genitive		γνωρῐ́μου gnōrímou	γνωρῐ́μου gnōrímou		γνωρῐ́μοιν gnōrímoin	γνωρῐ́μοιν gnōrímoin		γνωρῐ́μων gnōrímōn	γνωρῐ́μων gnōrímōn
Dative		γνωρῐ́μῳ gnōrímōi	γνωρῐ́μῳ gnōrímōi		γνωρῐ́μοιν gnōrímoin	γνωρῐ́μοιν gnōrímoin		γνωρῐ́μοις gnōrímois	γνωρῐ́μοις gnōrímois
Accusative		γνώρῐμον gnṓrimon	γνώρῐμον gnṓrimon		γνωρῐ́μω gnōrímō	γνωρῐ́μω gnōrímō		γνωρῐ́μους gnōrímous	γνώρῐμᾰ gnṓrima
Vocative		γνώρῐμε gnṓrime	γνώρῐμον gnṓrimon		γνωρῐ́μω gnōrímō	γνωρῐ́μω gnōrímō		γνώρῐμοι gnṓrimoi	γνώρῐμᾰ gnṓrima
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		γνωρῐ́μως gnōrímōs			γνωρῐμώτερος gnōrimṓteros			γνωρῐμώτᾰτος gnōrimṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Rarely:

First and second declension of γνώρῐμος; γνωρῐ́μη; γνώρῐμον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		γνώρῐμος gnṓrimos	γνωρῐ́μη gnōrímē	γνώρῐμον gnṓrimon		γνωρῐ́μω gnōrímō	γνωρῐ́μᾱ gnōrímā	γνωρῐ́μω gnōrímō		γνώρῐμοι gnṓrimoi	γνώρῐμαι gnṓrimai	γνώρῐμᾰ gnṓrima
Genitive		γνωρῐ́μου gnōrímou	γνωρῐ́μης gnōrímēs	γνωρῐ́μου gnōrímou		γνωρῐ́μοιν gnōrímoin	γνωρῐ́μαιν gnōrímain	γνωρῐ́μοιν gnōrímoin		γνωρῐ́μων gnōrímōn	γνωρῐ́μων gnōrímōn	γνωρῐ́μων gnōrímōn
Dative		γνωρῐ́μῳ gnōrímōi	γνωρῐ́μῃ gnōrímēi	γνωρῐ́μῳ gnōrímōi		γνωρῐ́μοιν gnōrímoin	γνωρῐ́μαιν gnōrímain	γνωρῐ́μοιν gnōrímoin		γνωρῐ́μοις gnōrímois	γνωρῐ́μαις gnōrímais	γνωρῐ́μοις gnōrímois
Accusative		γνώρῐμον gnṓrimon	γνωρῐ́μην gnōrímēn	γνώρῐμον gnṓrimon		γνωρῐ́μω gnōrímō	γνωρῐ́μᾱ gnōrímā	γνωρῐ́μω gnōrímō		γνωρῐ́μους gnōrímous	γνωρῐ́μᾱς gnōrímās	γνώρῐμᾰ gnṓrima
Vocative		γνώρῐμε gnṓrime	γνωρῐ́μη gnōrímē	γνώρῐμον gnṓrimon		γνωρῐ́μω gnōrímō	γνωρῐ́μᾱ gnōrímā	γνωρῐ́μω gnōrímō		γνώρῐμοι gnṓrimoi	γνώρῐμαι gnṓrimai	γνώρῐμᾰ gnṓrima
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		γνωρῐ́μως gnōrímōs				γνωρῐμώτερος gnōrimṓteros				γνωρῐμώτᾰτος gnōrimṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Antonyms

• ἄγνωστος (ágnōstos, “unknown”)

Noun

γνώρῐμος • (gnṓrimos) m (genitive γνωρῐ́μου); second declension

1. acquaintance
2. pupil

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ γνώρῐμος; τοῦ γνωρῐ́μου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ γνώρῐμος ho gnṓrimos	τὼ γνωρῐ́μω tṑ gnōrímō	οἱ γνώρῐμοι hoi gnṓrimoi
Genitive	τοῦ γνωρῐ́μου toû gnōrímou	τοῖν γνωρῐ́μοιν toîn gnōrímoin	τῶν γνωρῐ́μων tôn gnōrímōn
Dative	τῷ γνωρῐ́μῳ tôi gnōrímōi	τοῖν γνωρῐ́μοιν toîn gnōrímoin	τοῖς γνωρῐ́μοις toîs gnōrímois
Accusative	τὸν γνώρῐμον tòn gnṓrimon	τὼ γνωρῐ́μω tṑ gnōrímō	τοὺς γνωρῐ́μους toùs gnōrímous
Vocative	γνώρῐμε gnṓrime	γνωρῐ́μω gnōrímō	γνώρῐμοι gnṓrimoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “γνώριμος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “γνώριμος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “γνώριμος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• γνώριμος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• γνώριμος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “γνώριμος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • acquaintance idem, page 8.
  • familiar idem, page 305.
  • friend idem, page 345.
  • intimate idem, page 454.
  • known idem, page 472.
  • well-known idem, page 974.

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek γνώριμος (gnṓrimos). By surface analysis, γνωρ(ίζω) (gnor(ízo), “I know, recognise”) +‎ -ιμος (-imos)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣno.ɾi.mos/
• Hyphenation: γνώ‧ρι‧μος

Adjective

γνώριμος • (gnórimos) m (feminine γνώριμη, neuter γνώριμο)

1. familiar, known

Declension

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	γνώριμος (gnórimos)	γνώριμη (gnórimi)	γνώριμο (gnórimo)		γνώριμοι (gnórimoi)	γνώριμες (gnórimes)	γνώριμα (gnórima)
genitive	γνώριμου (gnórimou)	γνώριμης (gnórimis)	γνώριμου (gnórimou)		γνώριμων (gnórimon)	γνώριμων (gnórimon)	γνώριμων (gnórimon)
accusative	γνώριμο (gnórimo)	γνώριμη (gnórimi)	γνώριμο (gnórimo)		γνώριμους (gnórimous)	γνώριμες (gnórimes)	γνώριμα (gnórima)
vocative	γνώριμε (gnórime)	γνώριμη (gnórimi)	γνώριμο (gnórimo)		γνώριμοι (gnórimoi)	γνώριμες (gnórimes)	γνώριμα (gnórima)

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

Synonyms

• γνωστός (gnostós, “known”)

Antonyms

• άγνωστος (ágnostos, “unknown”)