From παίζω (paízō, “I play”) + -της (-tēs) using an alternative stem παιγ- (paig-) which is also found in παῖγμα (paîgma).
παίκτης • (paíktēs) m (genitive παίκτου); first declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ παίκτης ho paíktēs |
τὼ παίκτᾱ tṑ paíktā |
οἱ παῖκται hoi paîktai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ παίκτου toû paíktou |
τοῖν παίκταιν toîn paíktain |
τῶν παικτῶν tôn paiktôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ παίκτῃ tôi paíktēi |
τοῖν παίκταιν toîn paíktain |
τοῖς παίκταις toîs paíktais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν παίκτην tòn paíktēn |
τὼ παίκτᾱ tṑ paíktā |
τοὺς παίκτᾱς toùs paíktās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | παῖκτᾰ paîkta |
παίκτᾱ paíktā |
παῖκται paîktai | ||||||||||
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From Ancient Greek παίκτης (paíktēs).
παίκτης • (paíktis) m (plural παίκτες, feminine παίκτρια or παίχτρια)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | παίκτης (paíktis) | παίκτες (paíktes) |
| genitive | παίκτη (paíkti) | παικτών (paiktón) |
| accusative | παίκτη (paíkti) | παίκτες (paíktes) |
| vocative | παίκτη (paíkti) | παίκτες (paíktes) |