εταίρος

See also: ἑταῖρος

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἑταῖρος (hetaîros) with semantic loan from French associé and partenaire and from English partner.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈte.ɾos/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧ταί‧ρος

Noun

εταίρος • (etaíros) m (plural εταίροι)

  1. fellow (a member of a learned or professional society)
  2. (Freemasonry) fellowcraft (a Freemason who has completed the second degree of initiation into Freemasonry)
  3. partner (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest)
  4. (Ancient Greece, historical) hetairos (a companion of an ancient Greek king, especially as a member of the elite companion cavalry of the Macedonian kings)

Declension

Declension of εταίρος
singular plural
nominative εταίρος (etaíros) εταίροι (etaíroi)
genitive εταίρου (etaírou) εταίρων (etaíron)
accusative εταίρο (etaíro) εταίρους (etaírous)
vocative εταίρε (etaíre) εταίροι (etaíroi)
  • εταίρα f (etaíra)
  • εταιρεία f (etaireía)
  • εταιρικός (etairikós)
  • εταιρισμός m (etairismós)
  • συνέταιρος m or f (synétairos), συνεταίρος m (synetaíros)

References

  1. ^ εταίρος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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