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ενεργητικός

“ενεργητικός” is a Greek word. Its 7 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. active (having the power or quality of acting)
  2. active (given to action)
  3. active (quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble)
  4. energetic (characterised by force or vigour; full of energy; lively, vigorous)
  5. active (enjoying a role in anal sex in which he penetrates, rather than being penetrated by his partner)
  6. positive
  7. active (in the active voice)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐνεργητικός (energētikós) with semantic loan from French actif in the accounting sense. By surface analysis, ενεργώ (energó) + -τικός (-tikós).

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