Δευτέρα
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Greek
Etymology
From Hellenistic Koine Greek Δευτέρα (Deutéra) from δεύτερος (deúteros, “second”) with ellipsis of the feminine noun ἡμέρα (hēméra, “day”): "the second day after Saturday".
Pronunciation
Noun
Δευτέρα • (Deftéra) f (plural Δευτέρες)
- Monday (day of the week)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Δευτέρα (Deftéra) | Δευτέρες (Deftéres) |
| genitive | Δευτέρας (Deftéras) | - |
| accusative | Δευτέρα (Deftéra) | Δευτέρες (Deftéres) |
| vocative | Δευτέρα (Deftéra) | Δευτέρες (Deftéres) |
Coordinate terms
Related terms
- Καθαρά Δευτέρα f (Kathará Deftéra, “Clean Monday”)
- and see: δεύτερος (défteros, “second”)
Further reading
Δευτέρα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- Δευτέρα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
