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υπερήφανος
proud /ipeˈrifanos/
adjectiveC1#3496 most common
Also: arrogant, haughty, conceited
Example sentences
Ο πατέρας είναι υπερήφανος για τον γιο του.
The father is proud of his son.
Είμαι πολύ υπερήφανη για τη δουλειά μου.
I am very proud of my work.
Οι γονείς μου είναι υπερήφανοι που πέρασα τις εξετάσεις.
My parents are proud that I passed the exams.
Ήταν τόσο υπερήφανος που αρνήθηκε να ζητήσει βοήθεια.
He was so proud that he refused to ask for help.
Η υπερήφανη στάση του τον έκανε αντιπαθή σε πολλούς συναδέλφους.
His arrogant attitude made him disliked by many colleagues.
Παρά την αποτυχία, παρέμεινε υπερήφανος και αρνήθηκε να δείξει αδυναμία μπροστά στους άλλους.
Despite the failure, he remained proud and refused to show weakness in front of others.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | υπερήφανος | υπερήφανοι |
| Genitive | υπερήφανου | υπερήφανων |
| Accusative | υπερήφανο | υπερήφανους |
| Vocative | υπερήφανε | υπερήφανοι |
Word family
περήφανοςproud (common colloquial variant)
υπερηφάνειαpride, arrogance
υπερηφανεύομαιto boast, to take pride
υπερήφαναproudly
Etymology
The word goes back to Ancient Greek ὑπερήφανος, built from the prefix ὑπέρ, meaning over or above, and a root tied to φαίνομαι, meaning to appear or show oneself. Together they described someone who holds themselves above others in how they present themselves, hence proud or arrogant. The sense has stayed remarkably stable for over two thousand years.
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