-ουργός
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἔργον (érgon).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /uːr.ɡós/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /urˈɡos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /urˈɣos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /urˈɣos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /urˈɣos/
Suffix
-ουργός • (-ourgós) m or f (neuter -ουργον); second declension
- creates compound nouns or adjectives with the meaning of -worker, -maker, -wright
- ἅμαξα (hámaxa, “wagon, coach”) + -ουργός (-ourgós) → ἁμαξουργός (hamaxourgós, “wagonmaker”)
- ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”) + -ουργός (-ourgós) → ξυλουργός (xulourgós, “woodworker, carpenter”)
- ὅπλον (hóplon, “weapon, tool”) + -ουργός (-ourgós) → ὁπλουργός (hoplourgós, “weaponmaker, armourer”)
- σῐ́δηρος (sĭ́dēros, “iron”) + -ουργός (-ourgós) → σιδηρουργός (sidērourgós, “ironworker, ironsmith”)
Derived terms
Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ουργός