λέξη
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λέξις (léxis, “word, speech”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈle.ksi/
- Hyphenation: λέ‧ξη
Noun
λέξη • (léxi) f (plural λέξεις)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | λέξη (léxi) | λέξεις (léxeis) |
| genitive | λέξης (léxis) | λέξεων (léxeon) |
| accusative | λέξη (léxi) | λέξεις (léxeis) |
| vocative | λέξη (léxi) | λέξεις (léxeis) |
Also, older or formal genitive singular: λέξεως (léxeos)
Related terms
- αυτολεξεί (aftolexeí, “word for word, verbatim”, adjective)
- βλ.λ. (vl.l., “see word”)
- λεξικογραφία f (lexikografía, “lexicography”)
- λεξιλογικός (lexilogikós, “lexic, lexical”, adjective)
- λεξιλόγιο n (lexilógio, “vocabulary, tary”)
- λεξούλα f (lexoúla, “little word”)
- σταυρόλεξο n (stavrólexo, “crossword”)
Further reading
- λέξη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
- λέξη, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language