λευτεριά

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from the mediaeval Byzantine Greek ἐλευτεριά (eleuteriá)/ἐλευθεριά (eleutheriá)[1], from Ancient Greek ἐλευθερία (eleuthería) with [fθ] > [ft] and synizesis.[2] Doublet of ελευθερία (elefthería).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /le.fteɾˈʝa/
  • Hyphenation: λευ‧τε‧ριά

Noun

λευτεριά (lefteriá) f

  1. (folksy, literature) Alternative form of ελευθερία (elefthería)

Derived terms

  • καλή λευτεριά (kalí lefteriá)

References

  1. ἐλευθερ;ia - Kriaras, Emmanuel (vol.1 1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. I–XIV] (in Greek) Online edition (22 vols. printed edition)
  2. λευτεριά - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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