elleno

elleno

See also: Elleno

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin Hellēn, from Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn, name of the mythical patriarch of the Greeks).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /elˈlɛ.no/, [el̺ˈl̺ɛːn̺o]
• Rhymes: -ɛno
• Stress: ellèno
• Hyphenation: el‧le‧no

Adjective

elleno (feminine singular ellena, masculine plural elleni, feminine plural ellene)

1. (literary, rare) Hellenic

Synonyms

• (Hellenic): ellenico

Noun

elleno m (plural elleni, feminine ellena)

1. (chiefly in the plural) Hellene

Etymology 2

From elle (“they (feminine)”) + a -no suffix akin to that of third-person plural verb endings (cfr. -ano, -ono).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈel.le.no/, [ˈel̺l̺en̺o]
• Stress: élleno

Pronoun

elleno f pl

1. (archaic) plural of ella

   Synonyms: elle, esse, loro

See also

Italian personal pronouns (alternate)

Number	Person	Gender	Nominative	Reflexive	Accusative	Dative	Locative	Genitive	Disjunctive
Singular	third	m	esso1, egli, elli3	si, s'	lo, l'	gli	vi, v'	ne, n'	esso, sé
		f	essa, ella, Ella2		la, l'	le, ella3			essa, sé
Plural	third	m	essi, eglino3, ellino3, elli3	si, s'	li	loro	vi, v'	ne, n'	essi, sé
		f	esse, elle3, elleno3		le				esse, elle,3 sé
1	Refers predominantly to non-humans.
2	Highly elevated variant of Lei.
3	Archaic.