λεφτά

Greek

Alternative forms
  • λεπτά n pl (leptá) (but senses: "cents; minutes")

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /leˈfta/
  • Hyphenation: λε‧φτά

Etymology 1

Learnedly, from the plural of the Ancient Greek λεπτόν (leptón, “small coin”), according to other plurals like χρήματα (chrímata, “money”), with adjustment [pt] > [ft] for modern demotic. [1]

Noun

λεφτά • (leftá) n pl

  1. money, cash
  2. wealth, financial estate
  3. Nominative, accusative and vocative plural form of λεφτό (leftó).
Declension
  λεφτά
case     \     number plural
nominative λεφτά •
genitive λεφτών •
accusative λεφτά •
vocative λεφτά •
Genitive is rare.
Coordinate terms
  • see: χρήμα n (chríma, “capital, assets”)

Etymology 2

Inflectional form.

Noun

λεφτά • (leftá) m

  1. Nominative, accusative and vocative singular form of λεφτάς (leftás).

References
  1. λεφτά - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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