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λυπηρός
sad, painful, distressing /li.piˈros/
adjectiveB2#2379 most common
Also: grievous, regrettable, mournful
Example sentences
Αυτό είναι λυπηρό.
That is sad.
Η ιστορία του ήταν πολύ λυπηρή.
His story was very sad.
Είναι λυπηρό που δεν μπόρεσες να έρθεις.
It's a shame that you couldn't come.
Το αποτέλεσμα της εκλογής ήταν λυπηρό για το κόμμα.
The election result was distressing for the party.
Είναι λυπηρό το γεγονός ότι τόσοι άνθρωποι ζουν ακόμη στη φτώχεια.
It is a sorrowful fact that so many people still live in poverty.
Η κατάρρευση της συμφωνίας αποτέλεσε μια λυπηρή εξέλιξη για τις διμερείς σχέσεις.
The collapse of the agreement was a distressing development for bilateral relations.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | λυπηρός | λυπηροί |
| Genitive | λυπηρού | λυπηρών |
| Accusative | λυπηρό | λυπηρούς |
| Vocative | λυπηρέ | λυπηροί |
Word family
λύπηgrief, sorrow
λυπώto hurt, to sadden someone
λυπάμαιto feel sorry, to be sad
λυπημένοςsad, saddened
λυπητερόςmournful, plaintive
Etymology
λυπηρός is built from the noun λύπη, meaning grief or pain, plus the adjectival suffix -ηρός, which marks a quality of causing or being full of something. The same pattern appears in φοβερός (fearful, from φόβος) and πονηρός (harmful, from πόνος). The deeper origin of λύπη itself is disputed among etymologists, so no further root is given.
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