ελεύθερος

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Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐλεύθερος (eleútheros).[1] Compare to the inherited λεύτερος (léfteros).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈle.fθe.ros/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧λεύ‧θε‧ρος

Adjective

ελεύθερος • (eléftheros) m (feminine ελεύθερη or ελευθέρα, neuter ελεύθερο)

  1. free, single, available

Declension

Declension of ελεύθερος
number 
case \ gender  		singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative ελεύθερος • ελεύθερη • ελεύθερο • ελεύθεροι • ελεύθερες • ελεύθερα •
genitive ελεύθερου • ελεύθερης • ελεύθερου • ελεύθερων • ελεύθερων • ελεύθερων •
accusative ελεύθερο • ελεύθερη • ελεύθερο • ελεύθερους • ελεύθερες • ελεύθερα •
vocative ελεύθερε • ελεύθερη • ελεύθερο • ελεύθεροι • ελεύθερες • ελεύθερα •
derivations Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ελεύθερος, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ελεύθερος, etc.)
notes * And a formal, dated feminine ελευθέρα (elefthéra) as in ancient ἐλευθέρα (eleuthéra) used in singular, in expressions like ελευθέρα ζώνη (elefthéra zóni).

References

  1. ^ ελεύθερος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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