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Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /leˈpto/
- Hyphenation: λε‧πτό
Adjective
λεπτό • (leptó)
- Accusative masculine singular form of λεπτός (leptós).
- Nominative, accusative and vocative neuter singular form of λεπτός (leptós).
Noun
λεπτό • (leptó) n (plural λεπτά)
- minute (unit of time equal to sixty seconds)
Περίμενε δύο λεπτά, παρακαλώ.- Perímene dýo leptá, parakaló.
- Please wait a moment.
- (literally, “two minutes”)
- (historical) lepton (hundredth of a drachma, or an ancient coin)
- (Greece, currently) cent (hundredth of a euro)
Τα ρέστα σας είναι σαράντα λεπτά.- Ta résta sas eínai saránta leptá.
- Your change is forty cents.
Usage notes
The term λεπτά for one hundredth of a euro is used in Greece. In Cyprus the euro cent is called a σεντ (sent).
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