λεβέντης
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Greek
Etymology
Inherited from the mediaeval Byzantine Greek λεβέντης (lebéntēs, “sailor of Ottoman navy, undisciplined young lad”), from Ottoman Turkish لوند (levend) (Turkish levent), from Persian لوند (lavand)[1][2]
A connection with Italian leventi is unlikely.[3]
Pronunciation
Noun
λεβέντης • (levéntis) m (plural λεβέντες or λεβέντηδες, feminine λεβέντισσα)
- manly, strong young lad
- Synonym: ασίκης (asíkis)
- (figurative) brave (young) man
- Synonym: παλικάρι (palikári)
Declension
Declension of λεβέντης
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | λεβέντης • | λεβέντες •, λεβέντηδες • |
| genitive | λεβέντη • | λεβέντηδων • |
| accusative | λεβέντη • | λεβέντες •, λεβέντηδες • |
| vocative | λεβέντη • | λεβέντες •, λεβέντηδες • |
Further reading
λεβέντης on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- λεβέντης, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
References
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “levent”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- ^ λεβέντης, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ λεβέντης - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre