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ενήλικας
adult /eniˈlikas/
adjectiveC1#3896 most common
Also: grown-up, of age
Example sentences
Είναι ενήλικας.
He is an adult.
Ο ενήλικας πλήρωσε το εισιτήριό του.
The adult paid for his ticket.
Οι ενήλικες πρέπει να φοράνε ζώνη ασφαλείας στο αυτοκίνητο.
Adults must wear a seatbelt in the car.
Όταν έγινε δεκαοκτώ χρονών, θεωρείται πλέον ενήλικας ενώπιον του νόμου.
When he turned eighteen, he is now considered an adult before the law.
Ως ενήλικας, είναι υπεύθυνος για τις πράξεις του.
As an adult, he is responsible for his actions.
Η μετάβαση από την εφηβεία στην ενήλικη ζωή δεν είναι πάντα εύκολη για όσους αναγκάζονται να γίνουν ενήλικες νωρίς.
The move from adolescence into adult life is not always easy for those forced to become adults early.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ενήλικας | ενήλικες |
| Genitive | ενήλικα | ενηλίκων |
| Accusative | ενήλικα | ενήλικες |
| Vocative | ενήλικα | ενήλικες |
Word family
Etymology
Ενήλικας comes from the prefix εν- ("in, at") joined to ηλικία ("age"). The compound means literally "at the age", that is, having reached the required age. It replaced the older form ενήλικος in everyday modern Greek and now serves as both adjective and noun for a grown person.
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