"μάταιος" meaning in Greek

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈma.te.os/
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μάταιος (mátaios). Etymology templates: {{lbor|el|grc|μάταιος}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μάταιος (mátaios) Head templates: {{head|el|adjective|feminine|μάταιη|||||neuter|μάταιο|||g=m|head=|sort=}} μάταιος • (mátaios) m (feminine μάταιη, neuter μάταιο), {{el-adj|f=μάταιη|n=μάταιο}} μάταιος • (mátaios) m (feminine μάταιη, neuter μάταιο) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-adj|abstem=ματαιότατ|compstem=ματαιότερ|dec=ος-η-ο|stem=μάται}}, {{el-decl-adj-a|abstem=ματαιότατ|compstem=ματαιότερ|dec=ος-η-ο|docnote=|form=|lemma=|nopio=|part=|posnote=|stem=μάται|stem2=}}, {{el-decl-adj-positive|dec=ος-η-ο|form=|header=Declension of μάταιος|note=|pionote=Comparative: <i class="Grek mention" lang="el">πιο</i> + positive forms (e.g. πιο μάταιος, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο μάταιος, etc.)|stem=μάται|stem2=}}, {{el-decl-adj-ος-η-ο|form=|stem=μάται|stem2=}}, {{el-decl-adj-table|μάταιος •|μάταιη •|μάταιο •|μάταιοι •|μάταιες •|μάταια •|μάταιου •|μάταιης •|μάταιου •|μάταιων •|μάταιων •|μάταιων •|μάταιο •|μάταιη •|μάταιο •|μάταιους •|μάταιες •|μάταια •|μάταιε •|μάταιη •|μάταιο •|μάταιοι •|μάταιες •|μάταια •}}, {{el-decl-adj-degrees|abstem=ματαιότατ|compstem=ματαιότερ|form=|note=}}, {{el-decl-adj-ος-η-ο|form=|stem=ματαιότερ}}, {{el-decl-adj-table|ματαιότερος •|ματαιότερη •|ματαιότερο •|ματαιότεροι •|ματαιότερες •|ματαιότερα •|ματαιότερου •|ματαιότερης •|ματαιότερου •|ματαιότερων •|ματαιότερων •|ματαιότερων •|ματαιότερο •|ματαιότερη •|ματαιότερο •|ματαιότερους •|ματαιότερες •|ματαιότερα •|ματαιότερε •|ματαιότερη •|ματαιότερο •|ματαιότεροι •|ματαιότερες •|ματαιότερα •}}, {{el-decl-adj-ος-η-ο|stem=ματαιότατ}}, {{el-decl-adj-table|ματαιότατος •|ματαιότατη •|ματαιότατο •|ματαιότατοι •|ματαιότατες •|ματαιότατα •|ματαιότατου •|ματαιότατης •|ματαιότατου •|ματαιότατων •|ματαιότατων •|ματαιότατων •|ματαιότατο •|ματαιότατη •|ματαιότατο •|ματαιότατους •|ματαιότατες •|ματαιότατα •|ματαιότατε •|ματαιότατη •|ματαιότατο •|ματαιότατοι •|ματαιότατες •|ματαιότατα •}} Forms: mátaios [romanization], μάταιη [feminine], μάταιο [neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], μάταιος [masculine, nominative, singular], μάταιη [feminine, nominative, singular], μάταιο [neuter, nominative, singular], μάταιοι [masculine, nominative, plural], μάταιες [feminine, nominative, plural], μάταια [neuter, nominative, plural], μάταιου [genitive, masculine, singular], μάταιης [feminine, genitive, singular], μάταιου [genitive, neuter, singular], μάταιων [genitive, masculine, plural], μάταιων [feminine, genitive, plural], μάταιων [genitive, neuter, plural], μάταιο [accusative, masculine, singular], μάταιη [accusative, feminine, singular], μάταιο [accusative, neuter, singular], μάταιους [accusative, masculine, plural], μάταιες [accusative, feminine, plural], μάταια [accusative, neuter, plural], μάταιε [masculine, singular, vocative], μάταιη [feminine, singular, vocative], μάταιο [neuter, singular, vocative], μάταιοι [masculine, plural, vocative], μάταιες [feminine, plural, vocative], μάταια [neuter, plural, vocative], πιο + positive forms [comparative, usually], Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms [comparative, usually], no-table-tags [table-tags], ματαιότερος [masculine, nominative, singular], ματαιότερη [feminine, nominative, singular], ματαιότερο [neuter, nominative, singular], ματαιότεροι [masculine, nominative, plural], ματαιότερες [feminine, nominative, plural], ματαιότερα [neuter, nominative, plural], ματαιότερου [genitive, masculine, singular], ματαιότερης [feminine, genitive, singular], ματαιότερου [genitive, neuter, singular], ματαιότερων [genitive, masculine, plural], ματαιότερων [feminine, genitive, plural], ματαιότερων [genitive, neuter, plural], ματαιότερο [accusative, masculine, singular], ματαιότερη [accusative, feminine, singular], ματαιότερο [accusative, neuter, singular], ματαιότερους [accusative, masculine, plural], ματαιότερες [accusative, feminine, plural], ματαιότερα [accusative, neuter, plural], ματαιότερε [masculine, singular, vocative], ματαιότερη [feminine, singular, vocative], ματαιότερο [neuter, singular, vocative], ματαιότεροι [masculine, plural, vocative], ματαιότερες [feminine, plural, vocative], ματαιότερα [neuter, plural, vocative], relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο ματαιότερος", etc), ματαιότατος [masculine, nominative, singular], ματαιότατη [feminine, nominative, singular], ματαιότατο [neuter, nominative, singular], ματαιότατοι [masculine, nominative, plural], ματαιότατες [feminine, nominative, plural], ματαιότατα [neuter, nominative, plural], ματαιότατου [genitive, masculine, singular], ματαιότατης [feminine, genitive, singular], ματαιότατου [genitive, neuter, singular], ματαιότατων [genitive, masculine, plural], ματαιότατων [feminine, genitive, plural], ματαιότατων [genitive, neuter, plural], ματαιότατο [accusative, masculine, singular], ματαιότατη [accusative, feminine, singular], ματαιότατο [accusative, neuter, singular], ματαιότατους [accusative, masculine, plural], ματαιότατες [accusative, feminine, plural], ματαιότατα [accusative, neuter, plural], ματαιότατε [masculine, singular, vocative], ματαιότατη [feminine, singular, vocative], ματαιότατο [neuter, singular, vocative], ματαιότατοι [masculine, plural, vocative], ματαιότατες [feminine, plural, vocative], ματαιότατα [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. futile, purposeless, pointless, in vain
    Sense id: en-μάταιος-el-adj-RhZmjvHz Categories (other): Greek adjectives in declension ος-η-ο, Greek entries with incorrect language header Related terms: μάταια (mátaia) [adverb], ματαιότης (mataiótis) [dated, feminine, noun], ματαιότητα (mataiótita) [feminine], ματαιώνω (mataióno), ματαίωση (mataíosi) [feminine], ματαίως (mataíos, formal or dated adverb), ματαιοδοξία (mataiodoxía) [feminine], ματαιόδοξος (mataiódoxos), ματαιοπονία (mataioponía) [feminine], ματαιπονώ (mataiponó), άχρηστος (áchristos) (english: useless, ineffective)

Inflected forms

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      "form": "μάταιε",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "ματαιότερους",
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    {
      "form": "ματαιότερε",
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    {
      "form": "ματαιότερη",
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    {
      "form": "ματαιότερο",
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      "form": "ματαιότεροι",
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      "form": "ματαιότατη",
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        "feminine",
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      "form": "ματαιότατο",
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      "form": "ματαιότατοι",
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    {
      "form": "ματαιότατου",
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        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "ματαιότατης",
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    {
      "form": "ματαιότατου",
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    {
      "form": "ματαιότατων",
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        "plural"
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    {
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
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        "abstem": "ματαιότατ",
        "compstem": "ματαιότερ",
        "dec": "ος-η-ο",
        "stem": "μάται"
      },
      "name": "el-decl-adj"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "abstem": "ματαιότατ",
        "compstem": "ματαιότερ",
        "dec": "ος-η-ο",
        "docnote": "",
        "form": "",
        "lemma": "",
        "nopio": "",
        "part": "",
        "posnote": "",
        "stem": "μάται",
        "stem2": ""
      },
      "name": "el-decl-adj-a"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "dec": "ος-η-ο",
        "form": "",
        "header": "Declension of μάταιος",
        "note": "",
        "pionote": "Comparative: <i class=\"Grek mention\" lang=\"el\">πιο</i> + positive forms (e.g. πιο μάταιος, etc.)\n Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο μάταιος, etc.)",
        "stem": "μάται",
        "stem2": ""
      },
      "name": "el-decl-adj-positive"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "form": "",
        "stem": "μάται",
        "stem2": ""
      },
      "name": "el-decl-adj-ος-η-ο"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "μάταιος •",
        "10": "μάταιων •",
        "11": "μάταιων •",
        "12": "μάταιων •",
        "13": "μάταιο •",
        "14": "μάταιη •",
        "15": "μάταιο •",
        "16": "μάταιους •",
        "17": "μάταιες •",
        "18": "μάταια •",
        "19": "μάταιε •",
        "2": "μάταιη •",
        "20": "μάταιη •",
        "21": "μάταιο •",
        "22": "μάταιοι •",
        "23": "μάταιες •",
        "24": "μάταια •",
        "3": "μάταιο •",
        "4": "μάταιοι •",
        "5": "μάταιες •",
        "6": "μάταια •",
        "7": "μάταιου •",
        "8": "μάταιης •",
        "9": "μάταιου •"
      },
      "name": "el-decl-adj-table"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "abstem": "ματαιότατ",
        "compstem": "ματαιότερ",
        "form": "",
        "note": ""
      },
      "name": "el-decl-adj-degrees"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "form": "",
        "stem": "ματαιότερ"
      },
      "name": "el-decl-adj-ος-η-ο"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ματαιότερος •",
        "10": "ματαιότερων •",
        "11": "ματαιότερων •",
        "12": "ματαιότερων •",
        "13": "ματαιότερο •",
        "14": "ματαιότερη •",
        "15": "ματαιότερο •",
        "16": "ματαιότερους •",
        "17": "ματαιότερες •",
        "18": "ματαιότερα •",
        "19": "ματαιότερε •",
        "2": "ματαιότερη •",
        "20": "ματαιότερη •",
        "21": "ματαιότερο •",
        "22": "ματαιότεροι •",
        "23": "ματαιότερες •",
        "24": "ματαιότερα •",
        "3": "ματαιότερο •",
        "4": "ματαιότεροι •",
        "5": "ματαιότερες •",
        "6": "ματαιότερα •",
        "7": "ματαιότερου •",
        "8": "ματαιότερης •",
        "9": "ματαιότερου •"
      },
      "name": "el-decl-adj-table"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "stem": "ματαιότατ"
      },
      "name": "el-decl-adj-ος-η-ο"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ματαιότατος •",
        "10": "ματαιότατων •",
        "11": "ματαιότατων •",
        "12": "ματαιότατων •",
        "13": "ματαιότατο •",
        "14": "ματαιότατη •",
        "15": "ματαιότατο •",
        "16": "ματαιότατους •",
        "17": "ματαιότατες •",
        "18": "ματαιότατα •",
        "19": "ματαιότατε •",
        "2": "ματαιότατη •",
        "20": "ματαιότατη •",
        "21": "ματαιότατο •",
        "22": "ματαιότατοι •",
        "23": "ματαιότατες •",
        "24": "ματαιότατα •",
        "3": "ματαιότατο •",
        "4": "ματαιότατοι •",
        "5": "ματαιότατες •",
        "6": "ματαιότατα •",
        "7": "ματαιότατου •",
        "8": "ματαιότατης •",
        "9": "ματαιότατου •"
      },
      "name": "el-decl-adj-table"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Greek",
  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greek adjectives in declension ος-η-ο",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "futile, purposeless, pointless, in vain"
      ],
      "id": "en-μάταιος-el-adj-RhZmjvHz",
      "links": [
        [
          "futile",
          "futile"
        ],
        [
          "purposeless",
          "purposeless"
        ],
        [
          "pointless",
          "pointless"
        ],
        [
          "vain",
          "vain"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "mátaia",
          "tags": [
            "adverb"
          ],
          "word": "μάταια"
        },
        {
          "roman": "mataiótis",
          "tags": [
            "dated",
            "feminine",
            "noun"
          ],
          "word": "ματαιότης"
        },
        {
          "roman": "mataiótita",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ματαιότητα"
        },
        {
          "roman": "mataióno",
          "word": "ματαιώνω"
        },
        {
          "roman": "mataíosi",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ματαίωση"
        },
        {
          "roman": "mataíos, formal or dated adverb",
          "word": "ματαίως"
        },
        {
          "roman": "mataiodoxía",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ματαιοδοξία"
        },
        {
          "roman": "mataiódoxos",
          "word": "ματαιόδοξος"
        },
        {
          "roman": "mataioponía",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ματαιοπονία"
        },
        {
          "roman": "mataiponó",
          "word": "ματαιπονώ"
        },
        {
          "english": "useless, ineffective",
          "roman": "áchristos",
          "word": "άχρηστος"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.te.os/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μάταιος"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "μάταιος"
      },
      "expansion": "Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μάταιος (mátaios)",
      "name": "lbor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μάταιος (mátaios).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mátaios",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιη",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιο",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "el-decl-adj",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιος",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιη",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιο",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιοι",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιες",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταια",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιου",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιης",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιου",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιων",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιων",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιων",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιο",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιη",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιο",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιους",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιες",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταια",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιε",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιη",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιο",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιοι",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιες",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταια",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πιο + positive forms",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "usually"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "usually"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "el-decl-adj",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερος",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερη",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερο",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότεροι",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερες",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερα",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερου",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερης",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερου",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερων",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερων",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερων",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερο",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερη",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερο",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερους",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερες",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερα",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερε",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερη",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερο",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότεροι",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερες",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερα",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg \"ο ματαιότερος\", etc)",
      "source": "declension"
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατος",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατη",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατο",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατοι",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατες",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατα",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατου",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατης",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατου",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατων",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατων",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατων",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατο",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατη",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατο",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατους",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατες",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατα",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατε",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατη",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατο",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατοι",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατες",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατα",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "feminine",
        "4": "μάταιη",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "neuter",
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        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
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        "f": "μάταιη",
        "n": "μάταιο"
      },
      "expansion": "μάταιος • (mátaios) m (feminine μάταιη, neuter μάταιο)",
      "name": "el-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "μά‧ται‧ος"
  ],
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        "abstem": "ματαιότατ",
        "compstem": "ματαιότερ",
        "dec": "ος-η-ο",
        "stem": "μάται"
      },
      "name": "el-decl-adj"
    },
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        "compstem": "ματαιότερ",
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        "docnote": "",
        "form": "",
        "lemma": "",
        "nopio": "",
        "part": "",
        "posnote": "",
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        "stem2": ""
      },
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        "note": "",
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    {
      "args": {
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        "stem": "μάται",
        "stem2": ""
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    },
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        "10": "μάταιων •",
        "11": "μάταιων •",
        "12": "μάταιων •",
        "13": "μάταιο •",
        "14": "μάταιη •",
        "15": "μάταιο •",
        "16": "μάταιους •",
        "17": "μάταιες •",
        "18": "μάταια •",
        "19": "μάταιε •",
        "2": "μάταιη •",
        "20": "μάταιη •",
        "21": "μάταιο •",
        "22": "μάταιοι •",
        "23": "μάταιες •",
        "24": "μάταια •",
        "3": "μάταιο •",
        "4": "μάταιοι •",
        "5": "μάταιες •",
        "6": "μάταια •",
        "7": "μάταιου •",
        "8": "μάταιης •",
        "9": "μάταιου •"
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      "name": "el-decl-adj-table"
    },
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        "compstem": "ματαιότερ",
        "form": "",
        "note": ""
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    {
      "args": {
        "form": "",
        "stem": "ματαιότερ"
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      "name": "el-decl-adj-ος-η-ο"
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    {
      "args": {
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        "10": "ματαιότερων •",
        "11": "ματαιότερων •",
        "12": "ματαιότερων •",
        "13": "ματαιότερο •",
        "14": "ματαιότερη •",
        "15": "ματαιότερο •",
        "16": "ματαιότερους •",
        "17": "ματαιότερες •",
        "18": "ματαιότερα •",
        "19": "ματαιότερε •",
        "2": "ματαιότερη •",
        "20": "ματαιότερη •",
        "21": "ματαιότερο •",
        "22": "ματαιότεροι •",
        "23": "ματαιότερες •",
        "24": "ματαιότερα •",
        "3": "ματαιότερο •",
        "4": "ματαιότεροι •",
        "5": "ματαιότερες •",
        "6": "ματαιότερα •",
        "7": "ματαιότερου •",
        "8": "ματαιότερης •",
        "9": "ματαιότερου •"
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      "name": "el-decl-adj-table"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "stem": "ματαιότατ"
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      "name": "el-decl-adj-ος-η-ο"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ματαιότατος •",
        "10": "ματαιότατων •",
        "11": "ματαιότατων •",
        "12": "ματαιότατων •",
        "13": "ματαιότατο •",
        "14": "ματαιότατη •",
        "15": "ματαιότατο •",
        "16": "ματαιότατους •",
        "17": "ματαιότατες •",
        "18": "ματαιότατα •",
        "19": "ματαιότατε •",
        "2": "ματαιότατη •",
        "20": "ματαιότατη •",
        "21": "ματαιότατο •",
        "22": "ματαιότατοι •",
        "23": "ματαιότατες •",
        "24": "ματαιότατα •",
        "3": "ματαιότατο •",
        "4": "ματαιότατοι •",
        "5": "ματαιότατες •",
        "6": "ματαιότατα •",
        "7": "ματαιότατου •",
        "8": "ματαιότατης •",
        "9": "ματαιότατου •"
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      "name": "el-decl-adj-table"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "mátaia",
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ],
      "word": "μάταια"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mataiótis",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "feminine",
        "noun"
      ],
      "word": "ματαιότης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mataiótita",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ματαιότητα"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mataióno",
      "word": "ματαιώνω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mataíosi",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ματαίωση"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mataíos, formal or dated adverb",
      "word": "ματαίως"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mataiodoxía",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ματαιοδοξία"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mataiódoxos",
      "word": "ματαιόδοξος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mataioponía",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ματαιοπονία"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mataiponó",
      "word": "ματαιπονώ"
    },
    {
      "english": "useless, ineffective",
      "roman": "áchristos",
      "word": "άχρηστος"
    }
  ],
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        "Greek adjectives",
        "Greek adjectives in declension ος-η-ο",
        "Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Greek learned borrowings from Ancient Greek",
        "Greek lemmas",
        "Greek terms borrowed from Ancient Greek",
        "Greek terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Greek terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "futile, purposeless, pointless, in vain"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "futile",
          "futile"
        ],
        [
          "purposeless",
          "purposeless"
        ],
        [
          "pointless",
          "pointless"
        ],
        [
          "vain",
          "vain"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.te.os/"
    }
  ],
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}
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