πολίτης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From πόλις (pólis, city) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πολῑ́της • (polī́tēs) m (genitive πολῑ́του); first declension

(Attic, Koine)
  1. citizen, freeman
  2. fellow citizen, compatriot

Inflection

Synonyms

  • πολῖτις (polîtis, feminine)

Derived terms

Further reading


Greek

Noun

πολίτης (polítis) m or f (plural πολίτες, feminine πολίτις)

  1. citizen, resident of town or city
    Αμερικανός πολίτης (American citizen)
  2. civilian, not of the church or armed forces

Declension

see: πόλη
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