συλλέκτης

Greek edit

Etymology edit

From Hellenistic Koine Greek συλλέκτης, from συλλέγω (sullégō, collect). Morphologically, from συλ- (συν-) (plus) +‎ λέγω (ancient sense: choose) Sense collector of items, semantic loan from French collectionneur. Sense apparatus for collection, semantic loan from French collecteur.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /siˈle.ktis/
  • Hyphenation: συλ‧λέ‧κτης

Noun edit

συλλέκτης (sylléktism (plural συλλέκτες, feminine συλλέκτρια)

  1. collector (person who collects things)
  2. collector (apparatus for collecting things)
    ηλιακός συλλέκτης (solar collector)

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References edit

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