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αδέλφια
siblings /aˈðelfʝa/
nounB1#1351 most common
Also: brothers, brothers and sisters
Example sentences
Έχω δύο αδέλφια.
I have two siblings.
Τα αδέλφια μου είναι μικρά.
My siblings are young.
Παίζουμε με τα αδέλφια μας κάθε Σαββατοκύριακο.
We play with our siblings every weekend.
Τα αδέλφια μου μαλώνουν συνέχεια για ασήμαντα πράγματα.
My siblings argue constantly over trivial things.
Παρόλο που τα αδέλφια μεγάλωσαν σε διαφορετικές πόλεις, παρέμειναν πολύ δεμένα.
Although the siblings grew up in different cities, they stayed very close.
Η σχέση ανάμεσα σε αδέλφια συχνά διαμορφώνει τον τρόπο που αντιμετωπίζουμε τις συγκρούσεις στην ενήλικη ζωή μας.
The relationship between siblings often shapes how we handle conflict in adult life.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | αδέλφι | αδέλφια |
| Genitive | αδελφιού | αδελφιών |
| Accusative | αδέλφι | αδέλφια |
| Vocative | αδέλφι | αδέλφια |
Word family
Etymology
Αδέλφια is the plural of αδέλφι, the neuter form built on ancient αδελφός. That word joined the copulative prefix a- (together, same) to delphys (womb), so it meant literally someone born of the same womb. The sense narrowed over time to the ordinary word for brother, then in Modern Greek the neuter αδέλφι and its plural αδέλφια became the standard gender-neutral term for siblings.
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