"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=|nocat=|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 (mátaios)|μάταιη (mátaii)|μάταιο (mátaio)|μάταιοι (mátaioi)|μάταιες (mátaies)|μάταια (mátaia)|μάταιου (mátaiou)|μάταιης (mátaiis)|μάταιου (mátaiou)|μάταιων (mátaion)|μάταιων (mátaion)|μάταιων (mátaion)|μάταιο (mátaio)|μάταιη (mátaii)|μάταιο (mátaio)|μάταιους (mátaious)|μάταιες (mátaies)|μάταια (mátaia)|μάταιε (mátaie)|μάταιη (mátaii)|μάταιο (mátaio)|μάταιοι (mátaioi)|μάταιες (mátaies)|μάταια (mátaia)}}, {{el-decl-adj-degrees|abstem=ματαιότατ|compstem=ματαιότερ|form=|note=}}, {{el-decl-adj-ος-η-ο|form=|stem=ματαιότερ}}, {{el-decl-adj-table|ματαιότερος (mataióteros)|ματαιότερη (mataióteri)|ματαιότερο (mataiótero)|ματαιότεροι (mataióteroi)|ματαιότερες (mataióteres)|ματαιότερα (mataiótera)|ματαιότερου (mataióterou)|ματαιότερης (mataióteris)|ματαιότερου (mataióterou)|ματαιότερων (mataióteron)|ματαιότερων (mataióteron)|ματαιότερων (mataióteron)|ματαιότερο (mataiótero)|ματαιότερη (mataióteri)|ματαιότερο (mataiótero)|ματαιότερους (mataióterous)|ματαιότερες (mataióteres)|ματαιότερα (mataiótera)|ματαιότερε (mataiótere)|ματαιότερη (mataióteri)|ματαιότερο (mataiótero)|ματαιότεροι (mataióteroi)|ματαιότερες (mataióteres)|ματαιότερα (mataiótera)}}, {{el-decl-adj-ος-η-ο|stem=ματαιότατ}}, {{el-decl-adj-table|ματαιότατος (mataiótatos)|ματαιότατη (mataiótati)|ματαιότατο (mataiótato)|ματαιότατοι (mataiótatoi)|ματαιότατες (mataiótates)|ματαιότατα (mataiótata)|ματαιότατου (mataiótatou)|ματαιότατης (mataiótatis)|ματαιότατου (mataiótatou)|ματαιότατων (mataiótaton)|ματαιότατων (mataiótaton)|ματαιότατων (mataiótaton)|ματαιότατο (mataiótato)|ματαιότατη (mataiótati)|ματαιότατο (mataiótato)|ματαιότατους (mataiótatous)|ματαιότατες (mataiótates)|ματαιότατα (mataiótata)|ματαιότατε (mataiótate)|ματαιότατη (mataiótati)|ματαιότατο (mataiótato)|ματαιότατοι (mataiótatoi)|ματαιότατες (mataiótates)|ματαιότατα (mataiótata)}} 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], μάταιες [feminine, nominative, plural], μάταια [neuter, nominative, plural], μάταιου [genitive, masculine, singular], μάταιης [feminine, genitive, singular], μάταιου [genitive, neuter, singular], μάταιων [genitive, masculine], μάταιων [feminine, genitive, plural], μάταιων [genitive, neuter, plural], μάταιο [accusative, masculine, singular], μάταιη [accusative, feminine, singular], μάταιο [accusative, neuter, singular], μάταιους [accusative, masculine], μάταιες [accusative, feminine, plural], μάταια [accusative, neuter, plural], μάταιε [masculine, singular, vocative], μάταιη [feminine, singular, vocative], μάταιο [neuter, singular, vocative], μάταιοι [masculine, vocative], μάταιες [feminine, plural, vocative], μάταια [neuter, plural, vocative], no-table-tags [table-tags], ματαιότερος [comparative, masculine, nominative, singular, superlative], ματαιότερη [comparative, feminine, nominative, singular, superlative], ματαιότερο [comparative, neuter, nominative, singular, superlative], ματαιότεροι [comparative, masculine, nominative, superlative], ματαιότερες [comparative, feminine, nominative, plural, superlative], ματαιότερα [comparative, neuter, nominative, plural, superlative], ματαιότερου [comparative, genitive, masculine, singular, superlative], ματαιότερης [comparative, feminine, genitive, singular, superlative], ματαιότερου [comparative, genitive, neuter, singular, superlative], ματαιότερων [comparative, genitive, masculine, superlative], ματαιότερων [comparative, feminine, genitive, plural, superlative], ματαιότερων [comparative, genitive, neuter, plural, superlative], ματαιότερο [accusative, comparative, masculine, singular, superlative], ματαιότερη [accusative, comparative, feminine, singular, superlative], ματαιότερο [accusative, comparative, neuter, singular, superlative], ματαιότερους [accusative, comparative, masculine, superlative], ματαιότερες [accusative, comparative, feminine, plural, superlative], ματαιότερα [accusative, comparative, neuter, plural, superlative], ματαιότερε [comparative, masculine, singular, superlative, vocative], ματαιότερη [comparative, feminine, singular, superlative, vocative], ματαιότερο [comparative, neuter, singular, superlative, vocative], ματαιότεροι [comparative, masculine, superlative, vocative], ματαιότερες [comparative, feminine, plural, superlative, vocative], ματαιότερα [comparative, neuter, plural, superlative, vocative], no-table-tags [table-tags], ματαιότατος [comparative, masculine, nominative, singular, superlative], ματαιότατη [comparative, feminine, nominative, singular, superlative], ματαιότατο [comparative, neuter, nominative, singular, superlative], ματαιότατοι [comparative, masculine, nominative, superlative], ματαιότατες [comparative, feminine, nominative, plural, superlative], ματαιότατα [comparative, neuter, nominative, plural, superlative], ματαιότατου [comparative, genitive, masculine, singular, superlative], ματαιότατης [comparative, feminine, genitive, singular, superlative], ματαιότατου [comparative, genitive, neuter, singular, superlative], ματαιότατων [comparative, genitive, masculine, superlative], ματαιότατων [comparative, feminine, genitive, plural, superlative], ματαιότατων [comparative, genitive, neuter, plural, superlative], ματαιότατο [accusative, comparative, masculine, singular, superlative], ματαιότατη [accusative, comparative, feminine, singular, superlative], ματαιότατο [accusative, comparative, neuter, singular, superlative], ματαιότατους [accusative, comparative, masculine, superlative], ματαιότατες [accusative, comparative, feminine, plural, superlative], ματαιότατα [accusative, comparative, neuter, plural, superlative], ματαιότατε [comparative, masculine, singular, superlative, vocative], ματαιότατη [comparative, feminine, singular, superlative, vocative], ματαιότατο [comparative, neuter, singular, superlative, vocative], ματαιότατοι [comparative, masculine, superlative, vocative], ματαιότατες [comparative, feminine, plural, superlative, vocative], ματαιότατα [comparative, neuter, plural, superlative, vocative], no-table-tags [table-tags], Derivations: relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο ματαιότερος", etc)
  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, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Related terms: μάταια (mátaia) [adverb], ματαιότης (mataiótis) [dated, feminine, noun], ματαιότητα (mataiótita) [feminine], ματαιώνω (mataióno), ματαίως (mataíos) [adverb, dated, formal], ματαίωση (mataíosi) [feminine], ματαιοδοξία (mataiodoxía) [feminine], ματαιόδοξος (mataiódoxos), ματαιοπονία (mataioponía) [feminine], ματαιπονώ (mataiponó), άχρηστος (áchristos) (english: useless, ineffective)

Inflected forms

{
  "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",
      "roman": "mátaios",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιη",
      "roman": "mátaii",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιο",
      "roman": "mátaio",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιοι",
      "roman": "mátaioi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιες",
      "roman": "mátaies",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταια",
      "roman": "mátaia",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιου",
      "roman": "mátaiou",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιης",
      "roman": "mátaiis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιου",
      "roman": "mátaiou",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιων",
      "roman": "mátaion",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιων",
      "roman": "mátaion",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιων",
      "roman": "mátaion",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιο",
      "roman": "mátaio",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιη",
      "roman": "mátaii",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιο",
      "roman": "mátaio",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιους",
      "roman": "mátaious",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιες",
      "roman": "mátaies",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταια",
      "roman": "mátaia",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιε",
      "roman": "mátaie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιη",
      "roman": "mátaii",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιο",
      "roman": "mátaio",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιοι",
      "roman": "mátaioi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιες",
      "roman": "mátaies",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταια",
      "roman": "mátaia",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "el-decl-adj",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερος",
      "roman": "mataióteros",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερη",
      "roman": "mataióteri",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερο",
      "roman": "mataiótero",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότεροι",
      "roman": "mataióteroi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερες",
      "roman": "mataióteres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερα",
      "roman": "mataiótera",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερου",
      "roman": "mataióterou",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερης",
      "roman": "mataióteris",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερου",
      "roman": "mataióterou",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερων",
      "roman": "mataióteron",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερων",
      "roman": "mataióteron",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερων",
      "roman": "mataióteron",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερο",
      "roman": "mataiótero",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "comparative",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερη",
      "roman": "mataióteri",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερο",
      "roman": "mataiótero",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "comparative",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερους",
      "roman": "mataióterous",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "comparative",
        "masculine",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερες",
      "roman": "mataióteres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερα",
      "roman": "mataiótera",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "comparative",
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερε",
      "roman": "mataiótere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "superlative",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερη",
      "roman": "mataióteri",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "superlative",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερο",
      "roman": "mataiótero",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "superlative",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότεροι",
      "roman": "mataióteroi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "masculine",
        "superlative",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερες",
      "roman": "mataióteres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "superlative",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερα",
      "roman": "mataiótera",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "superlative",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "el-decl-adj",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατος",
      "roman": "mataiótatos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατη",
      "roman": "mataiótati",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατο",
      "roman": "mataiótato",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατοι",
      "roman": "mataiótatoi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατες",
      "roman": "mataiótates",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατα",
      "roman": "mataiótata",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατου",
      "roman": "mataiótatou",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατης",
      "roman": "mataiótatis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατου",
      "roman": "mataiótatou",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατων",
      "roman": "mataiótaton",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατων",
      "roman": "mataiótaton",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατων",
      "roman": "mataiótaton",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατο",
      "roman": "mataiótato",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "comparative",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατη",
      "roman": "mataiótati",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατο",
      "roman": "mataiótato",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "comparative",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατους",
      "roman": "mataiótatous",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "comparative",
        "masculine",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατες",
      "roman": "mataiótates",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατα",
      "roman": "mataiótata",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "comparative",
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατε",
      "roman": "mataiótate",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "superlative",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατη",
      "roman": "mataiótati",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "superlative",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατο",
      "roman": "mataiótato",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "superlative",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατοι",
      "roman": "mataiótatoi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "masculine",
        "superlative",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατες",
      "roman": "mataiótates",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "superlative",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότατα",
      "roman": "mataiótata",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "superlative",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "el-decl-adj",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Derivations: relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg \"ο ματαιότερος\", etc)",
      "source": "declension"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "10": "μάταιο",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "feminine",
        "4": "μάταιη",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "neuter",
        "g": "m",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "μάταιος • (mátaios) m (feminine μάταιη, neuter μάταιο)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "f": "μάταιη",
        "n": "μάταιο"
      },
      "expansion": "μάταιος • (mátaios) m (feminine μάταιη, neuter μάταιο)",
      "name": "el-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "μά‧ται‧ος"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "abstem": "ματαιότατ",
        "compstem": "ματαιότερ",
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      },
      "name": "el-decl-adj"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "abstem": "ματαιότατ",
        "compstem": "ματαιότερ",
        "dec": "ος-η-ο",
        "docnote": "",
        "form": "",
        "lemma": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "nopio": "",
        "part": "",
        "posnote": "",
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        "stem2": ""
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "dec": "ος-η-ο",
        "form": "",
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        "note": "",
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        "stem": "μάται",
        "stem2": ""
      },
      "name": "el-decl-adj-positive"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "form": "",
        "stem": "μάται",
        "stem2": ""
      },
      "name": "el-decl-adj-ος-η-ο"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "μάταιος (mátaios)",
        "10": "μάταιων (mátaion)",
        "11": "μάταιων (mátaion)",
        "12": "μάταιων (mátaion)",
        "13": "μάταιο (mátaio)",
        "14": "μάταιη (mátaii)",
        "15": "μάταιο (mátaio)",
        "16": "μάταιους (mátaious)",
        "17": "μάταιες (mátaies)",
        "18": "μάταια (mátaia)",
        "19": "μάταιε (mátaie)",
        "2": "μάταιη (mátaii)",
        "20": "μάταιη (mátaii)",
        "21": "μάταιο (mátaio)",
        "22": "μάταιοι (mátaioi)",
        "23": "μάταιες (mátaies)",
        "24": "μάταια (mátaia)",
        "3": "μάταιο (mátaio)",
        "4": "μάταιοι (mátaioi)",
        "5": "μάταιες (mátaies)",
        "6": "μάταια (mátaia)",
        "7": "μάταιου (mátaiou)",
        "8": "μάταιης (mátaiis)",
        "9": "μάταιου (mátaiou)"
      },
      "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 (mataióteros)",
        "10": "ματαιότερων (mataióteron)",
        "11": "ματαιότερων (mataióteron)",
        "12": "ματαιότερων (mataióteron)",
        "13": "ματαιότερο (mataiótero)",
        "14": "ματαιότερη (mataióteri)",
        "15": "ματαιότερο (mataiótero)",
        "16": "ματαιότερους (mataióterous)",
        "17": "ματαιότερες (mataióteres)",
        "18": "ματαιότερα (mataiótera)",
        "19": "ματαιότερε (mataiótere)",
        "2": "ματαιότερη (mataióteri)",
        "20": "ματαιότερη (mataióteri)",
        "21": "ματαιότερο (mataiótero)",
        "22": "ματαιότεροι (mataióteroi)",
        "23": "ματαιότερες (mataióteres)",
        "24": "ματαιότερα (mataiótera)",
        "3": "ματαιότερο (mataiótero)",
        "4": "ματαιότεροι (mataióteroi)",
        "5": "ματαιότερες (mataióteres)",
        "6": "ματαιότερα (mataiótera)",
        "7": "ματαιότερου (mataióterou)",
        "8": "ματαιότερης (mataióteris)",
        "9": "ματαιότερου (mataióterou)"
      },
      "name": "el-decl-adj-table"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "stem": "ματαιότατ"
      },
      "name": "el-decl-adj-ος-η-ο"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ματαιότατος (mataiótatos)",
        "10": "ματαιότατων (mataiótaton)",
        "11": "ματαιότατων (mataiótaton)",
        "12": "ματαιότατων (mataiótaton)",
        "13": "ματαιότατο (mataiótato)",
        "14": "ματαιότατη (mataiótati)",
        "15": "ματαιότατο (mataiótato)",
        "16": "ματαιότατους (mataiótatous)",
        "17": "ματαιότατες (mataiótates)",
        "18": "ματαιότατα (mataiótata)",
        "19": "ματαιότατε (mataiótate)",
        "2": "ματαιότατη (mataiótati)",
        "20": "ματαιότατη (mataiótati)",
        "21": "ματαιότατο (mataiótato)",
        "22": "ματαιότατοι (mataiótatoi)",
        "23": "ματαιότατες (mataiótates)",
        "24": "ματαιότατα (mataiótata)",
        "3": "ματαιότατο (mataiótato)",
        "4": "ματαιότατοι (mataiótatoi)",
        "5": "ματαιότατες (mataiótates)",
        "6": "ματαιότατα (mataiótata)",
        "7": "ματαιότατου (mataiótatou)",
        "8": "ματαιότατης (mataiótatis)",
        "9": "ματαιότατου (mataiótatou)"
      },
      "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"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "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": "mataíos",
          "tags": [
            "adverb",
            "dated",
            "formal"
          ],
          "word": "ματαίως"
        },
        {
          "roman": "mataíosi",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ματαίωση"
        },
        {
          "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"
}
{
  "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",
      "roman": "mátaios",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιη",
      "roman": "mátaii",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιο",
      "roman": "mátaio",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιοι",
      "roman": "mátaioi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιες",
      "roman": "mátaies",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταια",
      "roman": "mátaia",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιου",
      "roman": "mátaiou",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιης",
      "roman": "mátaiis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιου",
      "roman": "mátaiou",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιων",
      "roman": "mátaion",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιων",
      "roman": "mátaion",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιων",
      "roman": "mátaion",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιο",
      "roman": "mátaio",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιη",
      "roman": "mátaii",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιο",
      "roman": "mátaio",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιους",
      "roman": "mátaious",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιες",
      "roman": "mátaies",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταια",
      "roman": "mátaia",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιε",
      "roman": "mátaie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιη",
      "roman": "mátaii",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιο",
      "roman": "mátaio",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιοι",
      "roman": "mátaioi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταιες",
      "roman": "mátaies",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταια",
      "roman": "mátaia",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "el-decl-adj",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερος",
      "roman": "mataióteros",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερη",
      "roman": "mataióteri",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότερο",
      "roman": "mataiótero",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ματαιότεροι",
      "roman": "mataióteroi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "adverb"
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      "word": "μάταια"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mataiótis",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ματαιότης"
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      "roman": "mataiótita",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ματαιότητα"
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      "roman": "mataióno",
      "word": "ματαιώνω"
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        "formal"
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    {
      "roman": "mataíosi",
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      "word": "ματαίωση"
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    {
      "roman": "mataiodoxía",
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      "word": "ματαιοδοξία"
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      "roman": "mataioponía",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ματαιοπονία"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mataiponó",
      "word": "ματαιπονώ"
    },
    {
      "english": "useless, ineffective",
      "roman": "áchristos",
      "word": "άχρηστος"
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        "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",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "futile, purposeless, pointless, in vain"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "futile",
          "futile"
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          "purposeless",
          "purposeless"
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      "ipa": "/ˈma.te.os/"
    }
  ],
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}

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