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λόρδος
lord (British nobility title) /ˈlor.ðos/
nounC1#3091 most common
Also: nobleman, peer
Example sentences
Ο λόρδος είναι πλούσιος.
The lord is rich.
Ο λόρδος Βύρων ήταν ποιητής.
Lord Byron was a poet.
Είδαμε τον λόρδο στο κάστρο του.
We saw the lord at his castle.
Οι λόρδοι της Αγγλίας κατέχουν τίτλους ευγενείας.
The lords of England hold titles of nobility.
Η Βουλή των Λόρδων αποτελείται από εκατοντάδες λόρδους.
The House of Lords consists of hundreds of lords.
Ο τίτλος του λόρδου παραχωρήθηκε στον ευγενή από τον βασιλιά κατόπιν μακράς υπηρεσίας στο στέμμα.
The title of lord was granted to the nobleman by the king after long service to the crown.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | λόρδος | λόρδοι |
| Genitive | λόρδου | λόρδων |
| Accusative | λόρδο | λόρδους |
| Vocative | λόρδε | λόρδοι |
Word family
λόρδοςlord
Λόρδοςused as a title before a name, e.g. Λόρδος Βύρων, Lord Byron
Βουλή των Λόρδωνthe House of Lords
Etymology
Λόρδος is a direct loanword from English "lord", adopted into Greek to name the British aristocratic title. Greek has no native equivalent title, so it borrowed the English word rather than translating it. The Greek ending -ος was added to fit the word into the standard masculine second-declension pattern. English "lord" itself comes from Old English hlāford, a compound of hlāf (loaf, bread) and weard (guard), literally "loaf-guardian".
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