λιμένας

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Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λῐμένᾰς (liménasm

  1. accusative plural of λῐμήν (limḗn)

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn) (from accusative: τὸν λῐμένᾰ (liména).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liˈmenas/
  • Hyphenation: λι‧μέ‧νας

Noun

λιμένας (liménasm (plural λιμένες)

  1. (formal, learned) port, dock, harbour
    Οργανισμός Λιμένος ΠειραιώςOrganismós Liménos PeiraiósPiraeus Port Authority

Declension

Declension of λιμένας
singular plural
nominative λιμένας (liménas) λιμένες (liménes)
genitive λιμένα (liména) λιμένων (liménon)
accusative λιμένα (liména) λιμένες (liménes)
vocative λιμένα (liména) λιμένες (liménes)

Also formal, Katharevousa genitive singular: του λιμένος

Synonyms

Hyponyms

  • and see: λιμάνι n (limáni) for Derivatives from stem λιμαν-

See also

References

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