λευτεριά

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek λευτεριά (leuteriá), form of 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) colloquial form of ελευθερία (elefthería)

Derived terms
  • καλή λευτεριά (kalí lefteriá)

References
  1. ελευθερία (ἐλευθερία) - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)
  2. λευτεριά - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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