διοικητής

Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

From δῐοικέω (dioikéō, to manage, administer) +‎ -τής (-tḗs, masculine agentive suffix).

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Noun edit

δῐοικητής (dioikētḗsm (genitive δῐοικητοῦ); first declension

  1. administrator, governor, treasurer
  2. (in Egypt) chief financial official
  3. (astrology) controller, of the seven planets

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Greek: διοικητής (dioikitís)

Further reading edit

Greek edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek διοικητής (dioikētḗs).[1] By surface analysis, διοικώ (dioikó) +‎ -τής (-tís).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ði.i.kiˈtis/
  • Hyphenation: δι‧οι‧κη‧τής

Noun edit

διοικητής (dioikitísm (plural διοικητές, feminine διοικήτρια)

  1. chief administrator, governor (person in charge of administration)
    διοικητής της κεντρικής τράπεζαςdioikitís tis kentrikís trápezasgovernor of the central bank
  2. (military) commander

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Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ διοικητήςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.