ελπίδα

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek ἐλπίς, ἐλπίδα (elpís, elpída).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /elˈpi.ða/

Noun

ελπίδα • (elpída) f (plural ελπίδες)

hope, expectation

Declension

Declension of **ελπίδα**
	singular	plural
nominative	ελπίδα (elpída)	ελπίδες (elpídes)
genitive	ελπίδας (elpídas)	ελπίδων (elpídon)
accusative	ελπίδα (elpída)	ελπίδες (elpídes)
vocative	ελπίδα (elpída)	ελπίδες (elpídes)

Derived terms

Ελπίδα (Elpída, “Hope (female forename)”)

Related terms

ανέλπιδος (anélpidos, “hopeless”)
ελπιδοφόρος (elpidofóros, “hopeful”)
ελπίζω (elpízo, “to expect, to hope”)

Further reading

ελπίδα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language