Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek πελάτης (pelátēs, one who comes near, serf, jobber), derived from Ancient Greek πελάζω (pelázō, to approach); see there for more.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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πελάτης (pelátism (plural πελάτες, feminine πελάτισσα)

  1. customer, client, patient
  2. patron, customer, guest (of hotel, cafe, etc)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πέλας”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1165-6

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