ἐργάτης

See also: εργάτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the root of ἔργον (érgon, “work”) +‎ -της (-tēs, masculine agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἐργᾰ́της • (ergắtēs) m (genitive ἐργᾰ́του); first declension

  1. worker, workman, labourer
  2. capstan, windlass, winch

Inflection

First declension of ὁ ἐργᾰ́της; τοῦ ἐργᾰ́του (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ἐργᾰ́της
ho ergắtēs 		τὼ ἐργᾰ́τᾱ
tṑ ergắtā 		οἱ ἐργᾰ́ται
hoi ergắtai
Genitive τοῦ ἐργᾰ́του
toû ergắtou 		τοῖν ἐργᾰ́ταιν
toîn ergắtain 		τῶν ἐργᾰτῶν
tôn ergătôn
Dative τῷ ἐργᾰ́τῃ
tōî ergắtēi 		τοῖν ἐργᾰ́ταιν
toîn ergắtain 		τοῖς ἐργᾰ́ταις
toîs ergắtais
Accusative τὸν ἐργᾰ́την
tòn ergắtēn 		τὼ ἐργᾰ́τᾱ
tṑ ergắtā 		τοὺς ἐργᾰ́τᾱς
toùs ergắtās
Vocative ἐργᾰ́τᾰ
ergắtă 		ἐργᾰ́τᾱ
ergắtā 		ἐργᾰ́ται
ergắtai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: εργάτης (ergátis)
    • → Ottoman Turkish: ارغات (ırgat), ارغاد (ırgad)
      • Turkish: ırgat
      • → Albanian: argat
      • → Armenian: ըրղաթ (ərġatʻ), ըռղաթ (əṙġatʻ)
      • → Aromanian: argat, argatu
      • → Bulgarian: арга́т (argát)
      • → Macedonian: аргат (argat)
      • → Romanian: argat
      • → Serbo-Croatian:
        Cyrillic script: а̀ргат
        Latin script: àrgat
  • → Latin: ergata
    • Spanish: argado

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