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αργός
slow /arˈɣos/
adjectiveB2#2771 most common
Also: idle, sluggish, late (of pace)
Example sentences
Το τρένο είναι αργό.
The train is slow.
Έχω έναν πολύ αργό υπολογιστή.
I have a very slow computer.
Η αργή κίνηση στους δρόμους μάς καθυστέρησε.
The slow traffic on the roads delayed us.
Ο αργός ρυθμός των μεταρρυθμίσεων απογοητεύει τους πολίτες.
The slow pace of the reforms frustrates citizens.
Παρά την αργή οικονομική ανάκαμψη, οι αγορές παρέμειναν σταθερές.
Despite the slow economic recovery, the markets stayed stable.
Η επίμονα αργή προσαρμογή της γραφειοκρατίας στις ψηφιακές τεχνολογίες συνεχίζει να προκαλεί τριβές.
The persistently slow adaptation of the bureaucracy to digital technologies keeps causing friction.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | αργός | αργοί |
| Genitive | αργού | αργών |
| Accusative | αργό | αργούς |
| Vocative | αργέ | αργοί |
Word family
αργάslowly, or late
αργίαidleness, or a public holiday
αργοπορώto be delayed, to run late
αργοκίνητοςslow-moving
καθυστέρησηdelay (related in sense, not root)Etymology
The word descends from Ancient Greek ἀργός (argós), a fusion of the negative prefix ἀ- (not) and ἔργον (work). It originally meant not working, or idle, and the sense shifted over time from idle to slow. This shift makes sense: something idle moves at no pace, and something slow moves at a reduced one.
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