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Mariupol Greek
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ἕνα (héna, “one”, accusative), reinterpreted as a nominative. Cognate with Greek ένα (éna).
Pronunciation
Numeral
э́на • (éna)
- one
Article
э́на • (éna)
- a, an
2004, Y. V. Ivanova, “Румейский фольклор, Парамитъ (2) [Mariupol Greek folklore, Fairy tale (2)]”, in Греки России и Украины [Greeks of Russia and Ukraine], St Petersburg: Алетейя, →ISBN, page 519:Бир зама́н да ва́рыды, бир зама́н да йо́хыды, э́на па́пус ти э́на мана́ка и́хан э́на пидъы́.- Bir zamán da várydy, bir zamán da jóxydy, éna pápus ti éna manáka íxan éna piðý.
- Once upon a time, long ago, an old man and an old woman had a son.
Noun
э́на • (éna) f
- one
Declension
| Declension of э́на
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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э́на (éna)
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э́ныс (énys)
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| oblique
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э́на (éna)
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э́ныс (énys)
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| *) Some dialects don't use the oblique plural form, instead using the nominative plural.
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
э́на • (éna)
- oblique of э́нас (énas)
References
- A. A. Diamantopulo-Rionis with D. L. Demerdzhi, A. M. Davydova-Diamantopulo, A. A. Shapurma, R. S. Kharabadot, and D. K. Patricha (2006) “э́на”, in Румейско-русский и русско-румейский словарь пяти диалектов греков Приазовья, Mariupol, →ISBN
- G. A. Animica, M. P. Galikbarova (2013) “эна”, in Румеку глоса, Donetsk