ελάφι

Greek

Alternative forms

αλάφι n (aláfi)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐλάφιον (eláphion), diminutive of ἔλαφος (élaphos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eˈlafi/
Hyphenation: ε‧λά‧φι

Noun

ελάφι • (eláfi) n (plural ελάφια)

red deer (Cervus elaphus)
deer, stag, buck, hart

Declension

declension of ελάφι

	singular	plural
nominative	ελάφι •	ελάφια •
genitive	ελαφιού •	ελαφιών •
accusative	ελάφι •	ελάφια •
vocative	ελάφι •	ελάφια •

Coordinate terms

τάρανδος m (tárandos, “reindeer”)

Derived terms

λάφι n (láfi, “deer”) (colloquial)
ελαφίνα f (elafína, “doe”)
ελαφάκι n (elafáki, “fawn”)
ελαφηβόλος m, f (elafivólos, “deer hunter”)
ελαφήσιος (elafísios, adjective)

Related terms

αλαφιάζω (alafiázo, “to panic, to stampede”)

Further reading

ελάφι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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