αφέντης
Greek
editEtymology
editInherited from Byzantine Greek ἀφέντης (aphéntēs), from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs, “ruler”).
Noun
editαφέντης • (aféntis) m (plural αφέντες or αφεντάδες, feminine αφέντρα)
Declension
editDeclension of αφέντης
Descendants
edit- → Ottoman Turkish: افندی (efendi) (see there for further descendants)
Further reading
edit- “αφέντης”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998