πελάτης

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πελάτης (pelátēs, “one who comes near, serf, jobber”), derived from Ancient Greek πελάζω (pelázō, “to approach”); see there for more.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

πελάτης • (pelátis) m (plural πελάτες, feminine πελάτισσα)

  1. customer, client, patient
  2. patron, customer, guest (of hotel, cafe, etc)

Declension

Declension of πελάτης
singular plural
nominative πελάτης • πελάτες •
genitive πελάτη • πελατών •
accusative πελάτη • πελάτες •
vocative πελάτη • πελάτες •

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πέλας”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1165-6

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