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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀδελφή (adelphḗ), feminine form of ἀδελφός (adelphós, “brother”); from Proto-Hellenic *hə- (“same, together”) from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- (“together, one”) + *gʷelbʰ- (“womb”), equivalent to ἁ- (ha-, “same”, copulative prefix) + δελφύς (delphús, “womb”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ðelˈfi/
- Hyphenation: α‧δελ‧φή
Noun
αδελφή • (adelfí) f (plural αδελφές, masculine αδελφός)
- sister (female sibling)
- Η αδελφή μου σπουδάζει νομική. ― I adelfí mou spoudázei nomikí. ― My sister is studying law.
- (medicine) sister (nurse)
- Πάω να φωνάξω την αδελφή να σου αλλάξει την πάπια. ― Páo na fonáxo tin adelfí na sou alláxei tin pápia. ― I'm going to get the sister to change your bedpan.
- sister (form of address for nuns)
- Η Αδελφή Ιωάννα είναι καλόγρια εδώ και επτά χρόνια. ― I Adelfí Ioánna eínai kalógria edó kai eptá chrónia. ― Sister Ioanna has been a nun for seven years now.
- (colloquial, derogatory) queer, faggot (homosexual man)
- Το γκέι μπαρ είναι γεμάτο αδελφές. ― To gkéi bar eínai gemáto adelfés. ― The gay bar is full of queers.
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Coordinate terms
- see: Appendix:Greek vocabulary/Family
Derived terms
- see: αδελφός m (adelfós, “brother”)