Δέσποινα
See also: δέσποινα
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Hellenistic Koine Greek Δέσποινα (Déspoina), from Ancient Greek δέσποινα (déspoina, “lady of the house, mistress”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Δέσποινα • (Déspoina) f
- in singular
- (Christianity) Our Lady, a name for the Virgin Mary
- Παναγία η Δέσποινα
- (astronomy) Despina (physical inner satellite of Neptune)
- (Christianity) Our Lady, a name for the Virgin Mary
- a female given name
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Δέσποινα (Déspoina) | Δέσποινες (Déspoines) |
| genitive | Δέσποινας (Déspoinas) | - |
| accusative | Δέσποινα (Déspoina) | Δέσποινες (Déspoines) |
| vocative | Δέσποινα (Déspoina) | Δέσποινες (Déspoines) |
Related terms
[edit]- δέσποινα (déspoina)
- and see: δεσπότης m (despótis)
References
[edit]- ^ δέσποινα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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