φάντης

Greek

Etymology

From Italian fante.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfan.dis/

Noun

φάντης • (fántis) m (plural φάντηδες)

(card games) jack

Usage notes

The term is not to be confused with Ancient Greek Φάντης (Phántēs).

Declension

declension of φάντης

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	φάντης •	φάντηδες •
genitive	φάντη •	φάντηδων •
accusative	φάντη •	φάντηδες •
vocative	φάντη •	φάντηδες •

Synonyms

(card games): βαλές m (valés)

Derived terms

φάντης μπαστούνι m (fántis bastoúni, “jack of spades, unexpected visitor”)

Further reading

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

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