Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek κόλαξ (kólax)[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈko.la.kas/
  • Hyphenation: κό‧λα‧κας

Noun

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κόλακας (kólakasm (plural κόλακες)

  1. flatterer, bootlicker

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ κόλακας, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language