πεσιμιστής

Greek

Etymology

Transfer or calque of French pessimiste, from Latin pessimus (“worst”) + -iste < -ιστής (-istḗs, masculine agent-noun suffix)[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pe.si.miˈstis/
  • Hyphenation: πε‧σι‧μι‧στής

Noun

πεσιμιστής • (pesimistís) m (plural πεσιμιστές, feminine πεσιμίστρια)

  1. pessimist

Declension
declension of πεσιμιστής
singular plural
nominative πεσιμιστής • πεσιμιστές •
genitive πεσιμιστή • πεσιμιστών •
accusative πεσιμιστή • πεσιμιστές •
vocative πεσιμιστή • πεσιμιστές •

Synonyms

Antonyms
  • πεσιμιστικός (pesimistikós, “pessimistic”)
  • πεσιμισμός m (pesimismós, “pessimism”)

References
  1. πεσιμιστής in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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