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Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Turkish eğlenti, with removal of initial vowel and stress placement on -έν- producing a noun-verb pair γλέντι (glénti) / γλεντώ (glentó) that mirrors κυνήγι (kynígi, “hunt, chase”, noun) / κυνηγώ (kynigó, “to hunt, to chase”, verb).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣlen.di/, /ˈɣle.di/
- Hyphenation: γλέ‧ντι
Noun
γλέντι • (glénti) n (plural γλέντια, diminutive γλεντάκι)
- party, carousal, celebration, revelry, shindig, spree (festive social gathering with drinking)
Declension
Declension of γλέντι
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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γλέντι (glénti)
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γλέντια (gléntia)
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| genitive
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γλεντιού (glentioú)
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γλεντιών (glentión)
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| accusative
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γλέντι (glénti)
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γλέντια (gléntia)
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| vocative
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γλέντι (glénti)
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γλέντια (gléntia)
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