λάθος

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Hellenistic Koine Greek λάθος (láthos, “escaping detection”), with stem λαθ-, from the aorist of Ancient Greek λανθάνω (lanthánō, “to escape notice, to forget”), from *leh₂- (“to be hidden, be covered”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈla.θos/
  • Hyphenation: λά‧θος

Noun

λάθος • (láthos) n (plural λάθη)

  1. error, mistake

Declension
declension of λάθος
case     \     number singular plural
nominative λάθος • λάθη •
genitive λάθους • λαθών •
accusative λάθος • λάθη •
vocative λάθος • λάθη •

Synonyms
  • κατά λάθος (katá láthos, “by mistake, accidentally”, adverb)
  • από λάθος (apó láthos, “by mistake, accidentally”, adverb)

from λανθάνω (lantháno)

  • λανθασμένος (lanthasménos, “wrong, in error”)
  • λανθασμένα (lanthasména, “wrongly, incorrectly”)
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