ακροατής

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκροῶμαι (akroômai, to listen carefully) + -τής (-tís).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /akɾoaˈtis/
  • Hyphenation: α‧κρο‧α‧τής

Noun

ακροατής (akroatísm (plural ακροατές, feminine ακροάτρια)

  1. (in general) listener (someone who is listening)
    Εγώ σε συζητήσεις προτιμώ να είμαι ακροατής παρά ομιλητής.
    Egó se syzitíseis protimó na eímai akroatís pará omilitís.
    In discussions, I prefer to be the listener rather than the speaker.
  2. (more specifically, radio) listener (someone who listens to the radio)
    Σήμερα προσφέρουμε δώρα στους ακροατές μας.
    Símera prosféroume dóra stous akroatés mas.
    Today, we are giving our listeners gifts.

Declension

singular plural
nominative ακροατής (akroatís) ακροατές (akroatés)
genitive ακροατή (akroatí) ακροατών (akroatón)
accusative ακροατή (akroatí) ακροατές (akroatés)
vocative ακροατή (akroatí) ακροατές (akroatés)

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