akatanikiti

English translation: invincible

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Greek term or phrase:ακατανίκητη
English translation:invincible
Entered by: Calliope Sofianopoulos (X)

11:10 May 19, 2005
Greek to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Greek term or phrase: akatanikiti
Is this (Modern) Greek for 'invincible'? This would seem to be its meaning if it existed in the classical language, but of course it doesn't necessarily follow that it would mean this in the demotic.
Joseph Brazauskas
United States
Local time: 04:27
invincible
Explanation:
irresistible
unconquerable
overpowering
all about in the female gender
ακατανίκητος (akatanikitos) is the male equivalent.
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Calliope Sofianopoulos (X)
Australia
Local time: 18:27
Grading comment
ευχαριστω πολυ.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +8invincible
Calliope Sofianopoulos (X)
5[not for grading] invincible
Vicky Papaprodromou


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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
ακατανίκητη
invincible


Explanation:
irresistible
unconquerable
overpowering
all about in the female gender
ακατανίκητος (akatanikitos) is the male equivalent.

Calliope Sofianopoulos (X)
Australia
Local time: 18:27
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
ευχαριστω πολυ.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stavroula Giannopoulou
1 min

agree  Isodynamia
3 mins

agree  Maria Ferstl
14 mins

agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
22 mins

agree  Lamprini Kosma
51 mins

agree  Elena Petelos
1 hr

agree  Evdoxia R. (X)
21 hrs

agree  Assimina Vavoula
4 days
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
ακατανίκητη
[not for grading] invincible


Explanation:
ΛΕΞΙΚΟ ΤΗΣ ΣΥΓΧΡΟΝΗΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΗΣ ΓΛΩΣΣΑΣ, ΕΜΜ. ΚΡΙΑΡΑ:
ακατανίκητος = αήττητος, π.χ. ακατανίκητος στρατός
(μεταφορικά) ακαταμάχητος, π.χ. ακατανίκητη έλξη

ΜΕΙΖΟΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΛΕΞΙΚΟ:
ακατανίκητος = αυτός που δεν μπορεί να νικηθεί
Συνώνυμα: αήττητος, ανίκητος, ακατάβλητος, ακαταμάχητος









Vicky Papaprodromou
Greece
Local time: 11:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 64
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