ἐργασία

See also: εργασία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἐργᾰσῐ́η (ergăsĭ́ē)Ionic
  • ϝεργᾰσῐ́α (wergăsĭ́a)Cretan
  • ϝεργᾰἵα (wergăhía)Laconian

Etymology

From ἐργάζομαι (ergázomai, work) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἐργᾰσῐ́ᾱ • (ergăsĭ́āf (genitive ἐργᾰσῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. work, daily labor, business
  2. an act of working, making, building
    1. a working at a material
    2. trade, commerce
    3. a practising, exercising
    4. a work of art, production
  3. a guild, company

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old Armenian: արգասիք (argasikʻ)

References