αδέλφι

See also: αδερφή

Greek

Alternative forms

αδέρφι n (adérfi)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀδελφός (adelphós, “brother”).

Noun

αδέλφι • (adélfi) n (plural αδέλφια)

sibling of unspecified sex.
a general term of close relationship.
όλοι οι άνθρωποι είναι αδέλφια ― óloi oi ánthropoi eínai adélfia ― all men are brothers

Usage notes

The plural form is much more common.

Declension

declension of αδέλφι

	singular	plural
nominative	αδέλφι •	αδέλφια •
genitive	αδελφιού •	αδελφιών •
accusative	αδέλφι •	αδέλφια •
vocative	αδέλφι •	αδέλφια •

Coordinate terms

αμφιθαλής (amfithalís, “sibling”, adjective)

Related terms

αδελφάκι n (adelfáki, “little sibling”)
αδελφάτο n (adelfáto, “brotherhood, sorority”)
αδελφή f (adelfí, “sister”)
αδέλφι n (adélfi, “sibling”)
αδέλφια n pl (adélfia, “siblings, brothers and sisters”)
αδελφικά (adelfiká, “fraternally”)
αδελφικός (adelfikós, “fraternal”)
αδελφικότητα f (adelfikótita, “sisterliness, brotherliness”)
αδελφογαμία f (adelfogamía, “adelphogamy”)
αδελφοκτονία f (adelfoktonía, “fratricide”)
αδελφοκτόνος (adelfoktónos, “fratricidal”)
αδελφοκτόνος m or f (adelfoktónos, “brother/sister killer”)
αδελφομίκτης m (adelfomíktis, “incestuous person”)
αδελφομιξία f (adelfomixía, “incest”)
αδελφοποίηση f (adelfopoíisi, “fraternisation”)
αδελφοποιία f (adelfopoiía, “fraternisation”)
αδελφοποιτός m (adelfopoitós, “blood brother”)
αδελφός m (adelfós, “brother”)
αδελφοσύνη f (adelfosýni, “brotherhood, brotherliness, fraternity”)
αδελφότητα f (adelfótita, “brotherhood, sorority”)
αδελφούλα f (adelfoúla, “sister”, diminutive)
αδέλφωση f (adélfosi, “fraternisation”)
αδερφομοίρι n (aderfomoíri, “brother's share”)
ανάδελφος (anádelfos, “brotherless, sisterless”)
αυταδέλφη f (aftadélfi, “full-sister”)
αυτάδελφος m (aftádelfos, “full-brother”)

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