βιβλιοπώλης
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From βιβλίον (biblíon, “book”) + -πώλης (-pṓlēs, “seller, dealer”)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /bi.bli.o.pɔ̌ː.lɛːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /bi.bli.oˈpo.le̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /βi.βli.oˈpo.lis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /vi.vli.oˈpo.lis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /vi.vli.oˈpo.lis/
Noun
βῐβλῐοπώλης • (bĭblĭopṓlēs) m (genitive βῐβλῐοπώλου); first declension
- a bookseller
- Theopompus Comicus, Collected Works 77
- Nicoph. 19.4
- Aristomen. 9
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ βῐβλῐοπώλης ho bĭblĭopṓlēs |
τὼ βῐβλῐοπώλᾱ tṑ bĭblĭopṓlā |
οἱ βῐβλῐοπῶλαι hoi bĭblĭopôlai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ βῐβλῐοπώλου toû bĭblĭopṓlou |
τοῖν βῐβλῐοπώλαιν toîn bĭblĭopṓlain |
τῶν βῐβλῐοπωλῶν tôn bĭblĭopōlôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ βῐβλῐοπώλῃ tōî bĭblĭopṓlēi |
τοῖν βῐβλῐοπώλαιν toîn bĭblĭopṓlain |
τοῖς βῐβλῐοπώλαις toîs bĭblĭopṓlais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν βῐβλῐοπώλην tòn bĭblĭopṓlēn |
τὼ βῐβλῐοπώλᾱ tṑ bĭblĭopṓlā |
τοὺς βῐβλῐοπώλᾱς toùs bĭblĭopṓlās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | βῐβλῐοπῶλᾰ bĭblĭopôlă |
βῐβλῐοπώλᾱ bĭblĭopṓlā |
βῐβλῐοπῶλαι bĭblĭopôlai | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
- βῐβλῐοπωλεῖον (bĭblĭopōleîon)
Descendants
- Greek: βιβλιοπώλης (vivliopólis)
References
- “βιβλιοπώλης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Greek
Etymology
Inherited from the Ancient Greek βῐβλῐοπώλης (bĭblĭopṓlēs); equivalent to βιβλίο (vivlío, “book”) + -πώλης (-pólis, “seller”).
Noun
βιβλιοπώλης • (vivliopólis) m (plural βιβλιοπώλες, feminine βιβλιοπώλισσα)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | βιβλιοπώλης (vivliopólis) | βιβλιοπώλες (vivliopóles) |
| genitive | βιβλιοπώλη (vivliopóli) | βιβλιοπωλών (vivliopolón) |
| accusative | βιβλιοπώλη (vivliopóli) | βιβλιοπώλες (vivliopóles) |
| vocative | βιβλιοπώλη (vivliopóli) | βιβλιοπώλες (vivliopóles) |
Related terms
- βιβλιοπωλείο n (vivliopoleío, “book shop”)