παράσιτος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From παρά (pará, “beside”) +‎ σῖτος (sîtos, “wheat, corn”).

Compare typologically Russian нахле́бник (naxlébnik) (< хлеб (xleb)).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πᾰράσῑτος • (părásītos) m (genitive πᾰρᾰσῑ́του); second declension

  1. one who eats at the table of another, parasite
  2. priest who had his meal at the public expense
  3. one who dines with a superior officer

Declension

Second declension of ὁ πᾰράσῑτος; τοῦ πᾰρασῑ́του (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ πᾰράσῑτος
ho părásītos 		τὼ πᾰρασῑ́τω
tṑ părasī́tō 		οἱ πᾰράσῑτοι
hoi părásītoi
Genitive τοῦ πᾰρασῑ́του
toû părasī́tou 		τοῖν πᾰρασῑ́τοιν
toîn părasī́toin 		τῶν πᾰρασῑ́των
tôn părasī́tōn
Dative τῷ πᾰρασῑ́τῳ
tōî părasī́tōi 		τοῖν πᾰρασῑ́τοιν
toîn părasī́toin 		τοῖς πᾰρασῑ́τοις
toîs părasī́tois
Accusative τὸν πᾰράσῑτον
tòn părásīton 		τὼ πᾰρασῑ́τω
tṑ părasī́tō 		τοὺς πᾰρασῑ́τους
toùs părasī́tous
Vocative πᾰράσῑτε
părásīte 		πᾰρασῑ́τω
părasī́tō 		πᾰράσῑτοι
părásītoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • παρασιτέω (parasitéō)
  • παρασίτησις (parasítēsis)
  • παρασιτία (parasitía)
  • παρασιτικός (parasitikós)
  • παρασίτιον (parasítion)

Descendants

  • → Latin: parasītus

Further reading

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