κατάλευκος

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Byzantine Greek κατάλευκος (katáleukos).[1] By surface analysis, κατά- (katá-, intense) + λευκός (lefkós, white).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈtalefkos/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧τά‧λευ‧κος

Adjective

κατάλευκος • (katálefkos) m (feminine κατάλευκη, neuter κατάλευκο)

  1. (intensive adjective, adjective for color/colour) all white, pure, white, completely white
    • 1961, “Ο Γλάρος [The Seagull]”, in Alekos Sakellarios (lyrics), Manos Hadjidakis (music), Η Αλίκη Στο Ναυτικό [Alice In The Navy], performed by Aliki Vougiouklaki:
      Και ζήλεψα τη βάρκα τη μικρή τη χιονάτη,
      Που της φιλούσε ο γλάρος το κατάλευκο πανί.
      Kai zílepsa ti várka ti mikrí ti chionáti,
      Pou tis filoúse o gláros to katálefko paní.
      And I was jealous of the small snow-white boat,
      Whose pure white sail the seagull was kissing.
  2. snow-white, lily-white

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References

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