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υπέροχος
wonderful /ipeˈroxos/
adjectiveB1#1398 most common
Also: superb, magnificent, splendid
Example sentences
Η πίτσα ήταν υπέροχη.
The pizza was wonderful.
Έχεις ένα υπέροχο σπίτι.
You have a wonderful house.
Περάσαμε μια υπέροχη βραδιά μαζί.
We had a wonderful evening together.
Ο καθηγητής μας έκανε μια υπέροχη παρουσίαση για την ιστορία της Ελλάδας.
Our professor gave a wonderful presentation on Greek history.
Παρά τις δυσκολίες, κατάφερε να δημιουργήσει ένα υπέροχο έργο τέχνης που άφησε όλους άναυδους.
Despite the difficulties, he managed to create a wonderful work of art that left everyone speechless.
Η θέα από την κορυφή του βουνού ήταν τόσο υπέροχη, που κανείς δεν μπορούσε να βρει λέξεις για να την περιγράψει.
The view from the mountaintop was so wonderful that no one could find the words to describe it.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | υπέροχος | υπέροχοι |
| Genitive | υπέροχου | υπέροχων |
| Accusative | υπέροχο | υπέροχους |
| Vocative | υπέροχε | υπέροχοι |
Word family
υπεροχήsuperiority, excellence
υπερέχωto surpass, to excel
υπέροχαwonderfully, splendidly
υπέρover, above, in favor ofEtymology
The word descends from ancient Greek ὑπέροχος, an adjective built from the verb ὑπερέχω, meaning to hold above or surpass. That verb itself joins the prefix ὑπέρ, over or above, with ἔχω, to have or hold. Something ὑπέροχος originally stood above the rest, and the sense narrowed over time from superior or outstanding to the modern warm sense of wonderful or splendid.
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