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θανατηφόρο
deadly, fatal /θanatiˈforo/
adjectiveC1#4016 most common
Also: lethal, mortal
Example sentences
Το φίδι αυτό είναι θανατηφόρο.
This snake is deadly.
Το δηλητήριο ήταν θανατηφόρο για τον άνθρωπο.
The poison was fatal for the person.
Το ατύχημα ήταν θανατηφόρο για τον οδηγό.
The accident was fatal for the driver.
Η ασθένεια αυτή μπορεί να γίνει θανατηφόρα αν δεν αντιμετωπιστεί έγκαιρα.
This disease can become fatal if it is not treated in time.
Η θανατηφόρα δόση του φαρμάκου υπολογίστηκε με ακρίβεια από τους ερευνητές.
The lethal dose of the drug was calculated precisely by the researchers.
Οι επιδημιολόγοι προειδοποίησαν ότι, αν δεν ληφθούν άμεσα μέτρα, η νέα παραλλαγή του ιού θα μπορούσε να αποδειχθεί θανατηφόρα για τους πιο ευάλωτους πληθυσμούς.
Epidemiologists warned that, if immediate measures are not taken, the new variant of the virus could prove fatal for the most vulnerable populations.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | θανατηφόρο | θανατηφόρα |
| Genitive | θανατηφόρου | θανατηφόρων |
| Accusative | θανατηφόρο | θανατηφόρα |
| Vocative | θανατηφόρο | θανατηφόρα |
Word family
Etymology
θανατηφόρο is a compound built from θάνατος, meaning death, and the combining form -φόρος, meaning bearing or carrying, from the verb φέρω. Together the parts read as death-bearing, which settled into the sense deadly or fatal. θάνατος itself traces back to the same old root that gave Greek the verb θνῄσκω, to die.
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