έμψυχος

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔμψυχος (émpsukhos).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈem.psi.xos/
  • Hyphenation: έμ‧ψυ‧χος

Adjective

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έμψυχος (émpsychosm (feminine έμψυχη, neuter έμψυχο)

  1. animate (that lives)
    Near-synonym: ζωντανός (zontanós)
    Antonym: άψυχος (ápsychos)
    έμψυχο υλικό
    émpsycho ylikó
    human resources, manpower, personnel
    (literally, “animate material”)

Declension

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References

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