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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From εἰλᾰπῐνᾰ́ζω (eilapinázō, “to celebrate with a feast”) + -τής (-tḗs, masculine agentive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eː.la.pi.nas.tɛ̌ːs/ → /i.la.pi.nasˈtis/ → /i.la.pi.nasˈtis/
Noun
εἰλᾰπῐνᾰστής • (eilapinastḗs) m (genitive εἰλᾰπῐνᾰστοῦ); first declension
- feaster, guest, boon-companion
Inflection
Further reading
- “εἰλαπιναστής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “εἰλαπιναστής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “εἰλαπιναστής”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- εἰλαπιναστής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- εἰλαπιναστής in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- εἰλαπιναστής in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)