δικηγόρος

Learned borrowing from Byzantine Greek δικήγορος (dikḗgoros),^[1] from late Hellenistic / Koine Greek, or medieval 6th century attested oblique cases (e.g. genitive δικηγόρου (dikēgórou), dative, δικηγόρῳ (dikēgórōi)), both suitable for a noun in -ήγορος or -ηγόρος, from Ancient Greek δίκη (díkē, “custom, law, judgment”) + -ήγορος (-ḗgoros), the latter suffix from ἀγορεύω (agoreúō, “to proclaim (in an assembly)”) with ectasis of <α> to <η> in composition (like κατήγορος (katḗgoros, “accuser”)), but with stress shift like δημηγόρος (dēmēgóros, “orator, speaker”). The word was lemmatized by Eustathius and at Suda as δικηγόρος (dikēgóros, “advocate”). Diccionario Español^[2] correctly lemmatizes δικηγόρος, unlike LSJ^[3] which lemmatizes δικήγορος.^[4]

• IPA^(key): /ði.ciˈɣo.ɾos/
• Hyphenation: δι‧κη‧γό‧ρος

δικηγόρος • (dikigóros) m or f (plural δικηγόροι)

1. (law) attorney, solicitor, barrister

   Συγχρόνως, ο δικηγόρος θα είχε το πλεονέκτημα να μην φέρει ο ίδιος την αποκλειστική ευθύνη όταν υποπτευθεί μία σοβαρή εγκληματική δραστηριότητα.

   Synchrónos, o dikigóros tha eíche to pleonéktima na min férei o ídios tin apokleistikí efthýni ótan ypopteftheí mía sovarí egklimatikí drastiriótita.

   At the same time, attorneys would have the advantage of not being left to cope by themselves when they are suspected of criminal activity.

• see: δίκη f (díki, “trial”)

→ Aromanian: dichigor

• συμβολαιογράφος m or f (symvolaiográfos, “notary”)