ένας — meaning in English

English meaning

• A character The first letter of the English alphabet.
• an article The form of "a" used before a word that starts with a vowel sound.
• one num The number 1; the first positive whole number.
• this det Used to point to something or someone nearby or just mentioned.

Senses

ένας is used for these senses in English:

• a An unspecified example of (something); the indefinite article. [from before 1150]
• an (all article senses).
• one The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number.
• this (informal) A known (thing) (used in first mentioning a person or thing that the speaker does not think is known to the audience). Compare with "a certain ...".

A — full definition

1. character The first letter of the English alphabet.
2. article Used before a singular noun to mean "one" or "some", without pointing to a specific example.
3. prep Per, each — used in expressions of rate or frequency.

Related Greek words