Adjectives Like Ελάσσων

Level 6Sounds Like ōn -on

Some learned adjectives have masculine/feminine -ων and neuter -ον, with oblique forms using a longer stem.

How It Works

Some learned adjectives have masculine/feminine -ων and neuter -ον, with oblique forms using a longer stem.

Ελάσσων, ελάσσονος and ελάσσον illustrate the pattern. These are formal lexical paradigms; do not build an -ων comparative for every ordinary adjective.

GreekMeaning
ελάσσων σημασίαlesser importance
ζήτημα ελάσσονος σημασίαςan issue of lesser importance
το μείζον πρόβλημαthe major problem

Examples (3)

  1. ελάσσων σημασία

    lesser importance

  2. ζήτημα ελάσσονος σημασίας

    an issue of lesser importance

  3. το μείζον πρόβλημα

    the major problem

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Adjectives Like ΕλάσσωνLevel 6

Learn This First

Recognize gender, number and case agreement before applying this adjective pattern or changing its syntactic role.