γλέντι

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Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Turkish eğlenti, with removal of initial vowel and stress placement on -έν- producing a noun-verb pair γλέντι (glénti) / γλεντώ (glentó) that mirrors κυνήγι (kynígi, hunt, chase, noun) / κυνηγώ (kynigó, to hunt, to chase, verb).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣlen.di/, /ˈɣle.di/
  • Hyphenation: γλέ‧ντι

Noun[edit]

γλέντι (gléntin (plural γλέντια, diminutive γλεντάκι)

  1. party, carousal, celebration, revelry, shindig, spree (festive social gathering with drinking)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ γλέντιΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.