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παραμικρός
slightest /pa.ra.mi.ˈkros/
adjectiveB2#2581 most common
Also: tiniest, least (of any kind), faintest
Example sentences
Δεν έκανε τον παραμικρό θόρυβο.
He didn't make the slightest noise.
Η παραμικρή αλλαγή με ενοχλεί.
The slightest change bothers me.
Δεν έχω την παραμικρή ιδέα τι συμβαίνει.
I don't have the slightest idea what's happening.
Ο παραμικρός ήχος τον ξυπνούσε τη νύχτα.
The slightest sound would wake him at night.
Δεν ανέχεται την παραμικρή κριτική στο έργο του.
He doesn't tolerate the slightest criticism of his work.
Χωρίς τον παραμικρό δισταγμό, υπέγραψε τη συμφωνία που θα άλλαζε το μέλλον της εταιρείας.
Without the slightest hesitation, he signed the agreement that would change the company's future.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | παραμικρός | παραμικροί |
| Genitive | παραμικρού | παραμικρών |
| Accusative | παραμικρό | παραμικρούς |
| Vocative | παραμικρέ | παραμικροί |
Word family
Etymology
παραμικρός combines the prefix παρα- (from the preposition παρά, meaning beside or beyond) with the adjective μικρός, meaning small. The prefix pushes the meaning of small to its outer edge, giving a sense of the smallest possible amount. The origin of μικρός itself is not firmly settled among scholars, so no reliable Indo-European root can be given for the whole word. In practice, the word is used to stress totality, especially in negative statements like not even the slightest sound.
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