συλλέκτης

Greek

Etymology

From Hellenistic Koine Greek συλλέκτης, from συλλέγω (sullégō, collect). Morphologically, from συλ- (συν-) (plus) + λέγω (ancient sense: choose) Sense collector of items, semantic loan from French collectionneur. Sense apparatus for collection, semantic loan from French collecteur.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈle.ktis/
  • Hyphenation: συλ‧λέ‧κτης

Noun

συλλέκτης (sylléktis) m (plural συλλέκτες, feminine συλλέκτρια)

  1. collector (person who collects things)
  2. collector (apparatus for collecting things)
    ηλιακός συλλέκτης (solar collector)

Declension

  • αρχαιοσυλλέκτης m (archaiosylléktis, collector of ancient art)
  • βιβλιοσυλλέκτης m (vivliosylléktis, collector of books)
  • καπνοσυλλέκτης m (kapnosylléktis, apparatus of chimneys for collecting soot)
  • καρποσυλλέκτης m (karposylléktis, fruit gatherer)
  • λιποσυλλέκτης m (liposylléktis, apparatus for collecting fat)
  • ναρκοσυλλέκτης m (narkosylléktis, specialist for collecting mines)
  • ρητινοσυλλέκτης m (ritinosylléktis, resin collector)
  • τροφοσυλλέκτης m (trofosylléktis, food gatherer)
  • and see Derivatives of λέγω

References

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