κατάλευκος

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Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Mediaeval Byzantine Greek κατάλευκος (katáleukos).[1] Synchronically analysable as κατά- (katá-, intense) +‎ λευκός (lefkós, white).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈtalefkos/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧τά‧λευ‧κος

Adjective

κατάλευκος (katálefkosm (feminine κατάλευκη, neuter κατάλευκο)

  1. all white, pure, white, completely white
    • 1961, “Ο Γλάρος”, in Alekos Sakellarios (lyrics), Manos Hadjidakis (music), Η Αλίκη Στο Ναυτικό, performed by Aliki Vougiouklaki:
      Και ζήλεψα τη βάρκα τη μικρή τη χιονάτη,
      Που της φιλούσε ο γλάρος το κατάλευκο πανί.
      Kai zílepsa ti várka ti mikrí ti chionáti,
      Pou tis filoúse o gláros to katálefko paní.
      And I was jealous of the small snow-white boat,
      Whose pure white sail the seagull was kissing.
  2. snow-white, lily-white

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References

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