αδελφή
See also: ἀδελφή
Greek
Alternative forms
- αδερφή f (aderfí)
Noun
αδελφή • (adelfí) f (plural αδελφές, masculine αδελφός)
- sister (female sibling)
- Η αδελφή μου σπουδάζει νομική. ― I adelfí mou spoudázei nomikí. ― My sister is studying law.
- (medicine) sister (nurse)
- Πάω να φωνάξω την αδελφή να σου αλλάξει την πάπια. ― Páo na fonáxo tin adelfí na sou alláxei tin pápia. ― I'm going to get the sister to change your bedpan.
- sister (form of address for nuns)
- Η Αδελφή Ιωάννα είναι καλόγρια εδώ και επτά χρόνια. ― I Adelfí Ioánna eínai kalógria edó kai eptá chrónia. ― Sister Ioanna has been a nun for seven years now.
- (colloquial, derogatory) queer, faggot (homosexual man)
- Το γκέι μπαρ είναι γεμάτο αδελφές. ― To gkéi bar eínai gemáto adelfés. ― The gay bar is full of queers.
Declension
declension of αδελφή
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | αδελφή • | αδελφές • | |
| genitive | αδελφής • | αδελφών • | |
| accusative | αδελφή • | αδελφές • | |
| vocative | αδελφή • | αδελφές • | |
| There are double forms in the plural: αδελφάδες, αδελφάδων. The genitive plural αδελφάδων is to be preferred, preventing confusion with the genitive plural of αδελφός αδελφάδων = of sisters αδελφών = of brothers | |||
Antonyms
- αδελφός m (adelfós, “brother”)
Derived terms
- αδελφούλα f (adelfoúla) (diminutive)
Related terms
- see: αδελφός m (adelfós, “brother”)
- see: νοσοκόμα f (nosokóma, “nurse”)
- see: καλόγρια f (kalógria, “nun”)
See also
- see: Appendix:Greek phrasebook/Family