Greek edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπηρέτης (hupērétēs).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /i.piˈɾe.tis/
  • Hyphenation: υ‧πη‧ρέ‧της

Noun edit

υπηρέτης (ypirétism (plural υπηρέτες, feminine υπηρέτρια)

  1. servant (with household duties)

Declension edit

Related terms edit

With stems υπηρετ-, υπηρεσ-

Further reading edit

  • υπηρέτηςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  • υπηρέτης - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) [A Practical dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)