πεσιμιστής

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Greek

Etymology

Transfer or calque of French pessimiste, from Latin pessimus (“worst”) + -iste < -ιστής (-istḗs, masculine agent-noun suffix)^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pe.si.miˈstis/
Hyphenation: πε‧σι‧μι‧στής

Noun

πεσιμιστής • (pesimistís) m (plural πεσιμιστές, feminine πεσιμίστρια)

pessimist

Declension

Declension of **πεσιμιστής**
	singular	plural
nominative	πεσιμιστής (pesimistís)	πεσιμιστές (pesimistés)
genitive	πεσιμιστή (pesimistí)	πεσιμιστών (pesimistón)
accusative	πεσιμιστή (pesimistí)	πεσιμιστές (pesimistés)
vocative	πεσιμιστή (pesimistí)	πεσιμιστές (pesimistés)

Synonyms

απαισιόδοξος (apaisiódoxos, “pessimist”)

Antonyms

αισιόδοξος (aisiódoxos, “optimist”)
οπτιμιστής (optimistḗs, “optimist”)

Related terms

πεσιμιστικός (pesimistikós, “pessimistic”)
πεσιμισμός m (pesimismós, “pessimism”)

References

^ πεσιμιστής, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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