"πλείστος" meaning in Greek

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈpli.stos/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek πλεῖστος, superlative of πολύς (polús, “much, many”). Etymology templates: {{inh|el|grc|πλεῖστος|tr=-}} Ancient Greek πλεῖστος Head templates: {{head|el|adjective|feminine|πλείστη|||||neuter|πλείστο|||g=m|head=|sort=}} πλείστος • (pleístos) m (feminine πλείστη, neuter πλείστο), {{el-adj|f=πλείστη|n=πλείστο}} πλείστος • (pleístos) m (feminine πλείστη, neuter πλείστο) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-adj|dec=ος-η-ο|nopio=1|stem=πλείστ}}, {{el-decl-adj-a|abstem=|compstem=|dec=ος-η-ο|docnote=|form=|lemma=|nocat=|nopio=1|part=|posnote=|stem=πλείστ|stem2=}}, {{el-decl-adj-positive|dec=ος-η-ο|form=|header=Declension of πλείστος|note=|pionote=|stem=πλείστ|stem2=}}, {{el-decl-adj-ος-η-ο|form=|stem=πλείστ|stem2=}}, {{el-decl-adj-table|πλείστος (pleístos)|πλείστη (pleísti)|πλείστο (pleísto)|πλείστοι (pleístoi)|πλείστες (pleístes)|πλείστα (pleísta)|πλείστου (pleístou)|πλείστης (pleístis)|πλείστου (pleístou)|πλείστων (pleíston)|πλείστων (pleíston)|πλείστων (pleíston)|πλείστο (pleísto)|πλείστη (pleísti)|πλείστο (pleísto)|πλείστους (pleístous)|πλείστες (pleístes)|πλείστα (pleísta)|πλείστε (pleíste)|πλείστη (pleísti)|πλείστο (pleísto)|πλείστοι (pleístoi)|πλείστες (pleístes)|πλείστα (pleísta)}} Forms: pleístos [romanization], πλείστη [feminine], πλείστο [neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], πλείστος [masculine, nominative, singular], πλείστη [feminine, nominative, singular], πλείστο [neuter, nominative, singular], πλείστοι [masculine, nominative, plural], πλείστες [feminine, nominative, plural], πλείστα [neuter, nominative, plural], πλείστου [genitive, masculine, singular], πλείστης [feminine, genitive, singular], πλείστου [genitive, neuter, singular], πλείστων [genitive, masculine, plural], πλείστων [feminine, genitive, plural], πλείστων [genitive, neuter, plural], πλείστο [accusative, masculine, singular], πλείστη [accusative, feminine, singular], πλείστο [accusative, neuter, singular], πλείστους [accusative, masculine, plural], πλείστες [accusative, feminine, plural], πλείστα [accusative, neuter, plural], πλείστε [masculine, singular, vocative], πλείστη [feminine, singular, vocative], πλείστο [neuter, singular, vocative], πλείστοι [masculine, plural, vocative], πλείστες [feminine, plural, vocative], πλείστα [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. (formal) many, most Tags: formal Derived forms: κατά το πλείστον (katá to pleíston) (english: in most cases, frequently), πλείστοι όσοι (pleístoi ósoi) (english: many -with emphasis-) [masculine, plural], πλείστες όσες [feminine, plural], πλείστα όσα [neuter, plural], ως επί το πλείστον (os epí to pleíston) (english: in most cases, frequently) Related terms: πλειστάκις (pleistákis) (english: often) [adverb, literary], πλειστηριάζω & compounds (pleistiriázo) (english: I auction), πλειστόκαινος (pleistókainos) (english: pleistocene) [geology, geography, natural-sciences]
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          "english": "often",
          "roman": "pleistákis",
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        {
          "english": "I auction",
          "roman": "pleistiriázo",
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        },
        {
          "english": "pleistocene",
          "roman": "pleistókainos",
          "topics": [
            "geology",
            "geography",
            "natural-sciences"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpli.stos/"
    }
  ],
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}
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        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "10": "πλείστο",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "feminine",
        "4": "πλείστη",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "neuter",
        "g": "m",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "πλείστος • (pleístos) m (feminine πλείστη, neuter πλείστο)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "f": "πλείστη",
        "n": "πλείστο"
      },
      "expansion": "πλείστος • (pleístos) m (feminine πλείστη, neuter πλείστο)",
      "name": "el-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "πλεί‧στος"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "dec": "ος-η-ο",
        "nopio": "1",
        "stem": "πλείστ"
      },
      "name": "el-decl-adj"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "abstem": "",
        "compstem": "",
        "dec": "ος-η-ο",
        "docnote": "",
        "form": "",
        "lemma": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "nopio": "1",
        "part": "",
        "posnote": "",
        "stem": "πλείστ",
        "stem2": ""
      },
      "name": "el-decl-adj-a"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "dec": "ος-η-ο",
        "form": "",
        "header": "Declension of πλείστος",
        "note": "",
        "pionote": "",
        "stem": "πλείστ",
        "stem2": ""
      },
      "name": "el-decl-adj-positive"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "form": "",
        "stem": "πλείστ",
        "stem2": ""
      },
      "name": "el-decl-adj-ος-η-ο"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "πλείστος (pleístos)",
        "10": "πλείστων (pleíston)",
        "11": "πλείστων (pleíston)",
        "12": "πλείστων (pleíston)",
        "13": "πλείστο (pleísto)",
        "14": "πλείστη (pleísti)",
        "15": "πλείστο (pleísto)",
        "16": "πλείστους (pleístous)",
        "17": "πλείστες (pleístes)",
        "18": "πλείστα (pleísta)",
        "19": "πλείστε (pleíste)",
        "2": "πλείστη (pleísti)",
        "20": "πλείστη (pleísti)",
        "21": "πλείστο (pleísto)",
        "22": "πλείστοι (pleístoi)",
        "23": "πλείστες (pleístes)",
        "24": "πλείστα (pleísta)",
        "3": "πλείστο (pleísto)",
        "4": "πλείστοι (pleístoi)",
        "5": "πλείστες (pleístes)",
        "6": "πλείστα (pleísta)",
        "7": "πλείστου (pleístou)",
        "8": "πλείστης (pleístis)",
        "9": "πλείστου (pleístou)"
      },
      "name": "el-decl-adj-table"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Greek",
  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "often",
      "roman": "pleistákis",
      "tags": [
        "adverb",
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "πλειστάκις"
    },
    {
      "english": "I auction",
      "roman": "pleistiriázo",
      "word": "πλειστηριάζω & compounds"
    },
    {
      "english": "pleistocene",
      "roman": "pleistókainos",
      "topics": [
        "geology",
        "geography",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "πλειστόκαινος"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek adjectives",
        "Greek adjectives in declension ος-η-ο",
        "Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Greek formal terms",
        "Greek lemmas",
        "Greek terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Greek terms inherited from Ancient Greek",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "many, most"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "many",
          "many"
        ],
        [
          "most",
          "most"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(formal) many, most"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpli.stos/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "πλείστος"
}

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