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
Noun edit
συλλέκτης • (sylléktis) m (plural συλλέκτες, feminine συλλέκτρια)
- collector (person who collects things)
- collector (apparatus for collecting things)
- ηλιακός συλλέκτης (solar collector)
Declension edit
declension of συλλέκτης
Related terms edit
- αρχαιοσυλλέκτης m (archaiosylléktis, “collector of ancient art”)
- βιβλιοσυλλέκτης m (vivliosylléktis, “collector of books”)
- καπνοσυλλέκτης m (kapnosylléktis, “apparatus of chimneys for collecting soot”)
- καρποσυλλέκτης m (karposylléktis, “fruit gatherer”)
- λιποσυλλέκτης m (liposylléktis, “apparatus for collecting fat”)
- ναρκοσυλλέκτης m (narkosylléktis, “specialist for collecting mines”)
- ρητινοσυλλέκτης m (ritinosylléktis, “resin collector”)
- τροφοσυλλέκτης m (trofosylléktis, “food gatherer”)
- and see Derivatives of λέγω
References edit
- ^ συλλέκτης - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.