λεβέντης

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Greek

Etymology

Inherited from the mediaeval Byzantine Greek λεβέντης (lebéntēs, “sailor of Ottoman navy, undisciplined young lad”), from Ottoman Turkish لوند (levend) (Turkish levent), from Persian لوند (lavand)[1][2]
A connection with Italian leventi is unlikely.[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leˈven.dis/
  • Hyphenation: λε‧βέ‧ντης

Noun

λεβέντης • (levéntis) m (plural λεβέντες or λεβέντηδες, feminine λεβέντισσα)

  1. manly, strong young lad
    Synonym: ασίκης (asíkis)
  2. (figurative) brave (young) man
    Synonym: παλικάρι (palikári)

Declension

Declension of λεβέντης
singular plural
nominative λεβέντης (levéntis) λεβέντες (levéntes)
λεβέντηδες (levéntides)
genitive λεβέντη (levénti) λεβέντηδων (levéntidon)
accusative λεβέντη (levénti) λεβέντες (levéntes)
λεβέντηδες (levéntides)
vocative λεβέντη (levénti) λεβέντες (levéntes)
λεβέντηδες (levéntides)

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “levent”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  2. ^ λεβέντης, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  3. ^ λεβέντης - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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