αγυιόπαις

Greek

Alternative forms

αγυιόπαιδο n (agyiópaido) (Katharevousa with modern ending)

Etymology

From Katharevousa ἀγυιά (ἀgyiá) +‎ -ό- (-ó-) +‎ -παις (-pais) from the ancient παῖς (paîs, “child”). Compare to γυμνασιόπαις (gymnasiópais).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.ʝi.ˈo.pes/
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Hyphenation: α‧γυι‧ό‧παις

Noun

αγυιόπαις • (agyiópais) m (plural αγυιόπαιδες) (Katharevousa)

(very rare, often figuratively ironic) street urchin

Usage notes

Gender: masculine. Possibly also feminine, but avoided for an 'urchin' (see -παις)
In polytonic script: ὁ ἀγυιόπαις

Declension

Katharevousa declension in the ancient fashion.[1]

declension of αγυιόπαις

	singular	plural
nominative	αγυιόπαις •	αγυιόπαιδες •
genitive	αγυιόπαιδος •	αγυιοπαίδων •
accusative	αγυιόπαιδα •	αγυιόπαιδας •
vocative	αγυιόπαι •	αγυιόπαιδες •
Also dative singular: τῷ ἀγυιόπαιδι, plural: τοῖς ἀγυιόπαισι(ν).

Synonyms

αλητάκι n (alitáki)
αλητόπαιδο n (alitópaido)
αλάνι n (aláni)

and see: χαμίνι n (chamíni)

Related terms

αγυιά f (agyiá, “back street”)

References

Vostantzoglou, Theologos (Βοσταντζόγλου, Θεολόγος) (1967) Αναλυτικό Ορθογραφικό Λεξικό Νεοελληνικής Γλώσσας (Καθαρευούσης και Δημοτικής) [Detailed Orthographic Dictionary of Neohellenic Language (Katharevousa and Demotic)] (in Greek) (clitic paradigm K42)

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[1] Vostantzoglou, Theologos (Βοσταντζόγλου, Θεολόγος) (1967) Αναλυτικό Ορθογραφικό Λεξικό Νεοελληνικής Γλώσσας (Καθαρευούσης και Δημοτικής) [Detailed Orthographic Dictionary of Neohellenic Language (Katharevousa and Demotic)] (in Greek) (clitic paradigm K42)