άντρας

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See also: antras, Antras, and Antràs

Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from the mediaeval Byzantine Greek ἄντρας (ántras), from the Ancient Greek ἄνδρα (ándra), accusative singular of ἀνήρ (anḗr), retaining the ancient pronunciation [nd] of ⟨νδ⟩ written as ⟨ντ⟩. [1][2] Compare to άνδρας (ándras). Cognate with Mariupol Greek а́ндра (ándra).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈandras]
  • Hyphenation: ά‧ντρας

Noun

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άντρας (ántrasm (plural άντρες) (usually in spoken language)

  1. man (adult male)
    Synonym: ἀνήρ (anḗr) (ancient and Katharevousa)
    Antonym: γυναίκα (gynaíka)
  2. husband
    Synonyms: παντρεμένος (pantreménos), σύζυγος (sýzygos)
    Antonyms: γυναίκα (gynaíka), παντρεμένη (pantreméni)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ άντρας, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ άντρας - 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