πελάτης

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πελάτης (pelátēs, “one who comes near, serf, jobber”), derived from Ancient Greek πελάζω (pelázō, “to approach”); see there for more.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peˈla.tis/

Noun

πελάτης • (pelátis) m (plural πελάτες, feminine πελάτισσα)

  1. customer, client, patient
  2. patron, customer, guest (of hotel, cafe, etc)

Declension

Declension of πελάτης
singular plural
nominative πελάτης (pelátis) πελάτες (pelátes)
genitive πελάτη (peláti) πελατών (pelatón)
accusative πελάτη (peláti) πελάτες (pelátes)
vocative πελάτη (peláti) πελάτες (pelátes)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πέλας”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1165-6

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