Δευτέρα
Greek
editEtymology
editFrom Hellenistic Koine Greek Δευτέρα (Deutéra) from δεύτερος (deúteros, “second”) with ellipsis of the feminine noun ἡμέρα (hēméra, “day”): "the second day after Saturday".
Pronunciation
editNoun
editΔευτέρα • (Deftéra) f (plural Δευτέρες)
- Monday (day of the week)
Declension
editDeclension of Δευτέρα
Coordinate terms
editRelated terms
edit- Καθαρά Δευτέρα f (Kathará Deftéra, “Clean Monday”)
- and see: δεύτερος (défteros, “second”)
Further reading
edit- Δευτέρα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
- Δευτέρα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language