orthós
orthós ὀρθός recht, aufrecht, ausgerichtet
von uhe. *ortʰwós, v. uig. *h₃r̥dʰwós, from *h₃erdʰ- (“aufrecht”). Cognate with Latin arduus, Sanskrit ऊर्ध्व (ūrdhvá).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /or.tʰós/ → /orˈθos/ → /orˈθos/
Adjective
ὀρθός • (orthós) m (feminine ὀρθή, neuter ὀρθόν); first/second declension
- straight, upright, erect
- Antonym: καμψός (kampsós)
- straight forward, in a straight line
- unharmed, safe
- prosperous
- attentive, expecting
- right, just, righteous, upright
- true, correct, genuine, exact
- decent
- (geometry) right angle
- (grammar) nominative