λέξη

Greek

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek λέξις (léxis, “word, speech”)

Noun

λέξη • (léxi) f (plural λέξεις)

1. word, term (linguistic unit)

   Synonyms: λόγος (lógos), κουβέντα (kouvénta)

Declension

Declension of λέξη

	singular	plural
nominative	λέξη •	λέξεις •
genitive	λέξης •	λέξεων •
accusative	λέξη •	λέξεις •
vocative	λέξη •	λέξεις •
Also, older or formal genitive singlar: λέξεως •

Related terms

• βλ.λ. (vl.l., “see word”)
• λεξικογραφία f (lexikografía, “lexicography”)
• λεξιλογικός (lexilogikós, “lexic, lexical”, adjective)
• λεξιλόγιο n (lexilógio, “vocabulary, tary”)
• 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