κόλακας

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόλαξ (kólax)[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈko.la.kas/
  • Hyphenation: κό‧λα‧κας

Noun

κόλακας • (kólakas) m (plural κόλακες)

  1. flatterer, bootlicker

Declension

Declension of κόλακας
singular plural
nominative κόλακας • κόλακες •
genitive κόλακα • κολάκων •
accusative κόλακα • κόλακες •
vocative κόλακα • κόλακες •

References

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