ξένα
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]ξένᾰ:
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ksé.na/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈkse.na/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈkse.na/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈkse.na/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈkse.na/
ξένᾱ:
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ksé.naː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈkse.na/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈkse.na/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈkse.na/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈkse.na/
Adjective
[edit]ξένᾰ • (xéna)
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural neuter of ξένος (xénos)
ξένᾱ • (xénā)
- nominative/accusative/vocative dual feminine of ξένος (xénos)
Noun
[edit]ξένᾱ • (xénā)
- nominative/accusative/vocative dual of ξένη (xénē)
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ξένος (xénos, “foreign”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ξένα • (xéna) n pl
- (colloquial) foreign lands, overseas, abroad (usually in the context of emigration)
- 1965, Stavros Kouyioumtzis (lyrics and music), “Μη μου θυμώνεις, μάτια μου [Mi mou thymóneis, mátia mou, Do not be angry with me, my dearest]”[1]:
- Μη μου θυμώνεις μάτια μου
που φεύγω για τα ξένα
πουλί θα γίνω και θα ’ρθω
πάλι κοντά σε σένα- Mi mou thymóneis mátia mou
pou févgo gia ta xéna
poulí tha gíno kai tha ’rtho
páli kontá se séna - Do not be angry with me, my dearest,
that I am leaving for foreign lands;
I will turn into a bird and come
back close to you again.
- Mi mou thymóneis mátia mou
Declension
[edit]plural | |
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nominative | ξένα (xéna) |
genitive | ξένων (xénon) |
accusative | ξένα (xéna) |
vocative | ξένα (xéna) |
Adjective
[edit]ξένα • (xéna)
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of ξένος (xénos)
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