ραγιάς
Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish رعایا (re'aya), from Arabic رَعَايَا (raʕāyā), plural of رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya, “herd, flock”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾaˈʝas/
- Hyphenation: ρα‧γιάς
Noun
ραγιάς • (ragiás) m (plural ραγιάδες)
- rayah
- (by extension, derogatory) vassal, subordinate
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ραγιάς (ragiás) | ραγιάδες (ragiádes) |
| genitive | ραγιά (ragiá) | ραγιάδων (ragiádon) |
| accusative | ραγιά (ragiá) | ραγιάδες (ragiádes) |
| vocative | ραγιά (ragiá) | ραγιάδες (ragiádes) |
Derived terms
- ραγιάδικα (ragiádika, adverb)
- ραγιάδικος (ragiádikos, adjective)
- ραγιαδισμός m (ragiadismós, noun)
- νεοραγιάς m (neoragiás, noun)