οδηγός

See also: ὁδηγός

Greek

Etymology

From Koine Greek ὁδηγός (hodēgós), from Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós, “way, road, route”) and ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai, “to guide”) from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂gyeti (“to seek out, look for, track”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.ðiˈɣos/
• Hyphenation: ο‧δη‧ός

Noun

οδηγός • (odigós) m or f (plural οδηγοί)

1. driver (of a vehicle)
2. guide, leader (person who shows the way)
3. guide (book, etc with instructions)
4. (computing, software) driver
5. driver, guide (mechanism used to force a specified move or motion)
6. (feminine) Girl Guide

Declension

declension of οδηγός

case     \     number	singular	plural
nominative	οδηγός •	οδηγοί •
genitive	οδηγού •	οδηγών •
accusative	οδηγό •	οδηγούς •
vocative	οδηγέ •	οδηγοί •

Synonyms

• ηγέτης m (igétis)
• ηγέτιδα f (igétida)

Related terms

• οδηγώ (odigó, “to guide, to lead, to drive”)
• οδηγία f (odigía, “instruction, command”)