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άρρωστος
sick person /ˈa.ro.stos/
nounA2#829 most common
Also: patient, the ill one, invalid
Example sentences
Είμαι άρρωστος σήμερα.
I am sick today.
Ο άρρωστος μένει στο κρεβάτι όλη μέρα.
The sick man stays in bed all day.
Ο γιατρός εξέτασε τον άρρωστο πολύ προσεκτικά.
The doctor examined the patient very carefully.
Οι άρρωστοι περίμεναν υπομονετικά στην αίθουσα αναμονής.
The patients waited patiently in the waiting room.
Η νοσοκόμα φρόντιζε τον βαριά άρρωστο με μεγάλη αφοσίωση.
The nurse cared for the gravely ill patient with great devotion.
Παρά την κατάστασή του, ο άρρωστος αρνιόταν πεισματικά να παραδεχτεί πόσο σοβαρή ήταν η ασθένειά του.
Despite his condition, the sick man stubbornly refused to admit how serious his illness was.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | άρρωστος | άρρωστοι |
| Genitive | αρρώστου | αρρώστων |
| Accusative | άρρωστο | αρρώστους |
| Vocative | άρρωστε | άρρωστοι |
Word family
αρρώστιαillness, sickness
αρρωσταίνωto fall ill, get sickαρρωστημένοςsickly, morbid
αναρρώνωto convalesce, recover
εύρωστοςrobust, vigorous (opposite)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄρρωστος ('without strength, weak, sick'), formed from the privative prefix ἀ- ('not, without') plus a stem of ῥώννυμι / ῥώμη ('to be strong, strength'). The doubling of the rho (ἀ- + ῥ- → ἀρρ-) is a regular feature when the alpha-privative joins a word beginning with rho. Literally it describes someone 'lacking strength.' The same strength-root survives in Modern Greek ρώμη ('vigor') and εύρωστος ('robust').
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