λεπτό

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Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leˈpto/
  • Hyphenation: λε‧πτό

Adjective

λεπτό (leptó)

  1. Accusative masculine singular form of λεπτός (leptós).
  2. Nominative, accusative and vocative neuter singular form of λεπτός (leptós).

Noun

λεπτό (leptón (plural λεπτά)

  1. minute (unit of time equal to sixty seconds)
    Περίμενε δύο λεπτά, παρακαλώ.
    Perímene dýo leptá, parakaló.
    Please wait a moment.
    (literally, “two minutes”)
  2. (obsolete, formerly) lepton (hundredth of a drachma, or an ancient coin)
  3. (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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