λεφτά
Greek edit
Alternative forms edit
- λεπτά n pl (leptá) (but senses: "cents; minutes")
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Learnedly, from the plural of the Ancient Greek λεπτόν (leptón, “small coin”), according to other plurals like χρήματα (chrímata, “money”), with adjustment [pt] > [ft] for modern demotic. [1]
Noun edit
λεφτά • (leftá) n pl
- money, cash
- wealth, financial estate
- Nominative, accusative and vocative plural form of λεφτό (leftó).
Declension edit
λεφτά
case \ number | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | λεφτά • | |
genitive | λεφτών • | |
accusative | λεφτά • | |
vocative | λεφτά • | |
Genitive is rare. |
Coordinate terms edit
- see: χρήμα n (chríma, “capital, assets”)
Etymology 2 edit
Inflectional form.
Noun edit
λεφτά • (leftá) m
- Nominative, accusative and vocative singular form of λεφτάς (leftás).
References edit
- ^ λεφτά - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.