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Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /syŋ.ɡra.pʰé.aːs/ → /syŋ.ɡraˈɸe.as/ → /siŋ.ɡraˈfe.as/
Noun
συγγρᾰφέᾱς • (sungraphéās)
- accusative plural of σῠγγρᾰφεύς (sungrapheús)
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek συγγραφεύς (sungrapheús, “prose-writer, historian”)
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /siŋ.ɣraˈfe.as/
- (less common) IPA(key): /siŋ.ɡɾaˈfe.as/
- Hyphenation: συγ‧γρα‧φέ‧ας
Noun
συγγραφέας • (syngraféas) m or f (plural συγγραφείς)
- writer, author
Declension
The second genitive singular is formal (ancient), and suitable for the feminine gender.
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