ελπίδα

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek ἐλπίς, ἐλπίδα (elpís, elpída).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /elˈpi.ða/

Noun

ελπίδα • (elpída) f (plural ελπίδες)

1. hope, expectation

Declension

Declension of ελπίδα

	singular	plural
nominative	ελπίδα •	ελπίδες •
genitive	ελπίδας •	ελπίδων •
accusative	ελπίδα •	ελπίδες •
vocative	ελπίδα •	ελπίδες •

Derived terms

• Ελπίδα (Elpída, “Hope (female forename)”)

Related terms

• ανέλπιδος (anélpidos, “hopeless”)
• ελπιδοφόρος (elpidofóros, “hopeful”)
• ελπίζω (elpízo, “to expect, to hope”)

 

Further reading

• ελπίδα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language