ελεύθερος
See also: ἐλεύθερος
Greek
Alternative forms
- λεύτερος (léfteros) (folksy or literary)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐλεύθερος (eleútheros).[1] Compare to the inherited λεύτερος (léfteros).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈle.fθe.ros/
- Hyphenation: ε‧λεύ‧θε‧ρος
Declension
Declension of ελεύθερος
| number case \ gender |
singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | ελεύθερος • | ελεύθερη • | ελεύθερο • | ελεύθεροι • | ελεύθερες • | ελεύθερα • |
| genitive | ελεύθερου • | ελεύθερης • | ελεύθερου • | ελεύθερων • | ελεύθερων • | ελεύθερων • |
| accusative | ελεύθερο • | ελεύθερη • | ελεύθερο • | ελεύθερους • | ελεύθερες • | ελεύθερα • |
| vocative | ελεύθερε • | ελεύθερη • | ελεύθερο • | ελεύθεροι • | ελεύθερες • | ελεύθερα • |
| derivations | Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ελεύθερος, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ελεύθερος, etc.) | |||||
| notes | * And a formal, dated feminine ελευθέρα (elefthéra) as in ancient ἐλευθέρα (eleuthéra) used in singular, in expressions like ελευθέρα ζώνη (elefthéra zóni). | |||||
Related terms
References
- ελεύθερος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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