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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)
- (intensive adjective, adjective for color/colour) all white, pure, white, completely white
1961, “Ο Γλάρος”, in Alekos Sakellarios (lyrics), Manos Hadjidakis (music), Η Αλίκη Στο Ναυτικό, 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.
- snow-white, lily-white
Declension
Synonyms
Antonyms
- κατάμαυρος (katámavros, “jet-black, completely black”)
- πάμμαυρος (pámmavros, “jet-black, completely black”)
- ολόμαυρος (olómavros, “jet-black, completely black”)
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