λέξη

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λέξις (léxis, “word, speech”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈle.ksi/
• Hyphenation: λέ‧ξη

Noun

λέξη • (léxi) f (plural λέξεις)

1. word, term (linguistic unit)

   Synonyms: λόγος (lógos), κουβέντα (kouvénta)

Declension

Declension of λέξη

	singular	plural
nominative	λέξη (léxi)	λέξεις (léxeis)
genitive	λέξης (léxis)	λέξεων (léxeon)
accusative	λέξη (léxi)	λέξεις (léxeis)
vocative	λέξη (léxi)	λέξεις (léxeis)

Also, older or formal genitive singular: λέξεως (léxeos)

Related terms

• αυτολεξεί (aftolexeí, “word for word, verbatim”, adjective)
• βλ.λ. (vl.l., “see word”)
• λεξικογραφία f (lexikografía, “lexicography”)
• λεξιλογικός (lexilogikós, “lexic, lexical”, adjective)
• λεξιλόγιο n (lexilógio, “vocabulary”)
• λεξούλα f (lexoúla, “little word”)
• σταυρόλεξο n (stavrólexo, “crossword”)

Further reading

• λέξη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el
• λέξη, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language