λεβέντης

Greek

Etymology

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

Noun

λεβέντης • (levéntis) m (plural λεβέντες or λεβέντηδες, feminine λεβέντισσα)

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

Declension
declension of λεβέντης
case     \     number singular plural
nominative λεβέντης • λεβέντες •  λεβέντηδες •
genitive λεβέντη • λεβέντηδων •
accusative λεβέντη • λεβέντες •  λεβέντηδες •
vocative λεβέντη • λεβέντες •  λεβέντηδες •

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