φλέβα
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Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek or Koine Greek φλέβα (phléba), from Ancient Greek φλέψ (phléps).
Pronunciation
Noun
φλέβα • (fléva) f (plural φλέβες)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | φλέβα (fléva) | φλέβες (fléves) |
| genitive | φλέβας (flévas) | φλεβών (flevón) |
| accusative | φλέβα (fléva) | φλέβες (fléves) |
| vocative | φλέβα (fléva) | φλέβες (fléves) |
Derived terms
- φλεβικός (flevikós, “venous”)
- φλεβίτης m (flevítis, “phlebitis”)
- φλεβίτιδα f (flevítida, “phlebitis”)
- φλεβοτομία f (flevotomía, “phlebotomy”)
- φλεβοτόμος m (flevotómos, “phlebotomist”)
Further reading
- φλέβα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
φλέβα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
