Greek edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from the mediaeval Byzantine Greek λεβέντης (lebéntēs, sailor of Ottoman navy, undisciplined young lad), from Ottoman Turkish لوند (levend) (Turkish levent), from Persian لوند (lavand)[1][2]
A connection with Italian leventi is unlikely.[3]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /leˈven.dis/
  • Hyphenation: λε‧βέ‧ντης

Noun edit

λεβέντης (levéntism (plural λεβέντες or λεβέντηδες, feminine λεβέντισσα)

  1. manly, strong young lad
    Synonym: ασίκης (asíkis)
  2. (figurative) brave (young) man
    Synonym: παλικάρι (palikári)

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References edit

  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “levent”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  2. ^ λεβέντηςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  3. ^ λεβέντης - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre