ανθέλληνας

Greek

Etymology

ανθ- (anth-, anti-, un-) + Έλληνας (Éllinas, Greek)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anˈθelinas/
  • Hyphenation: αν‧θέλ‧λη‧νας

Noun

ανθέλληνας (anthéllinas) m (plural ανθέλληνες, feminine ανθελληνίδα)

  1. (formal, derogatory) anti-Greek, Greek hater, mishellene (someone who hates or works against the interests of Greece or Greeks)
    Πόλοι είπανε τον πρωθυπουργό «ανθέλληνα» επειδή κατά την γνώμη τους, πρόδωσε την Μακεδονία.Póloi eípane ton prothypourgó «anthéllina» epeidí katá tin gnómi tous, pródose tin Makedonía.Many called the Prime Minister a 'Greek hater' because, in their opinions, he had betrayed Macedonia.

Declension

Derived terms

  • ανθελληνισμός m (anthellinismós, anti-Hellenism)
  • ανθελληνικός (anthellinikós, anti-Greek)

Synonyms

  • (anti-Greek): μισέλληνας m (miséllinas)

Antonyms

  • (anti-Greek): φιλέλληνας m (filéllinas, philhellene, Greek lover)
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