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/
• Rhymes: -ɛno
• Hyphenation: el‧lè‧no

Adjective

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

1. (literary, rare) Hellenic

   Synonym: ellenico

Noun

elleno m (plural elleni, feminine ellena)

1. (usually in the plural) Hellene

Etymology 2

Derived from elle (“they (feminine)”) +‎ -no (pluralizing suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈel.le.no/
• Rhymes: -elleno
• Hyphenation: él‧le‧no

Pronoun

elleno f pl (masculine eglino) (obsolete except literary and Tuscan)

1. they (3^rd-person-plural feminine personal pronoun)

   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, elle3, sé
1	Refers predominantly to non-humans.
2	Highly elevated variant of Lei.
3	Archaic.