Έλληνας

See also: έλληνας and Ἕλληνας

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn, “a Greek; gentile, pagan”), Medieval sense: "idolater". From the accusative singular τόν (tón) Ἕλληνα (Héllēna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe.li.nas/
• Hyphenation: Έλ‧λη‧νας

Proper noun

Έλληνας • (Éllinas) m (feminine Ελληνίδα)

1. (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.

2. for adjectival use, see έλληνας (éllinas)

Declension

declension of Έλληνας

case     \     number	singular	plural
nominative	Έλληνας •	Έλληνες •
genitive	Έλληνα •	Ελλήνων •
accusative	Έλληνα •	Έλληνες •
vocative	Έλληνα •	Έλληνες •

Related terms

• ελληνικός (ellinikós, “Greek”, adjective)

• and see: Ελλάδα f (Elláda, “Greece”)

See also

• Older form: Ἕλλην (Héllēn)

Further reading

• Έλληνας - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
• Έλληνας on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el