Έλληνας
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Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn, “a Greek; gentile, pagan”), Medieval sense: "idolater". From the accusative singular τόν (tón) Ἕλληνα (Héllēna).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Έλληνας • (Éllinas) m (feminine Ελληνίδα)
- (male) Greek or Hellene (native, citizen or inhabitant of Greece, or someone who has Hellenic ancestry)
- Ήρθαν ένας Έλληνας και μία Ελληνίδα. Είναι οι έλληνες φίλοι μου.
- Írthan énas Éllinas kai mía Ellinída. Eínai oi éllines fíloi mou.
- One Greek (man) and one Greek (woman) came. They are my Greek friends.
- for adjectival use, see έλληνας (éllinas)
Declension[edit]
declension of Έλληνας
Related terms[edit]
- ελληνικός (ellinikós, “Greek”, adjective)
- and see: Ελλάδα f (Elláda, “Greece”)
See also[edit]
- Older form: Ἕλλην (Héllēn)
Further reading[edit]
- Έλληνας - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
Έλληνας on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el