ελπίδα

Greek

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ἐλπίς (elpís).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /elˈpi.ða/

Noun

ελπίδα • (elpída) f (plural ελπίδες)

hope, expectation

Declension

declension of ελπίδα

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	ελπίδα •	ελπίδες •
genitive	ελπίδας •	ελπίδων •
accusative	ελπίδα •	ελπίδες •
vocative	ελπίδα •	ελπίδες •

Derived terms

Ελπίδα (Elpída, “Hope (female forename)”)

Related terms

ανέλπιδος (anélpidos, “hopeless”)
ελπιδοφόρος (elpidofóros, “hopeful”)
ελπίζω (elpízo, “to expect, to hope”)

Further reading

ελπίδα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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