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Etymology edit

Inherited from Byzantine Greek λεύτερος (leúteros), from forms ἐλεύτερος (eleúteros), λεύθερος (leútheros), from Ancient Greek ἐλεύθερος (eleútheros) with omission of unaccented first vowel /e/ and dissimilation of [fθ] > [ft].[1] Compare to ελεύθερος (eléftheros).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈle.fte.ros/
  • Hyphenation: λεύ‧τε‧ρος

Adjective edit

λεύτερος (léfterosm (feminine λεύτερη, neuter λεύτερο)

  1. (colloquial, folksy or literary) Alternative form of ελεύθερος (eléftheros)

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References edit

  1. ^ λεύτεροςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.