πειρατής

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πεῖρα (peîra, “a trial, an experiment, an attempt”) +‎ -της (-tēs, “a suffix forming agent nouns”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πειρατής • (peiratḗs) m (genitive πειρατοῦ); first declension

  1. brigand, robber

Declension

First declension of ὁ πειρατής; τοῦ πειρατοῦ (Koine)
Case / # Singular Plural
Nominative ὁ πειρατής
ho peiratḗs 		οἱ πειραταί
hoi peirataí
Genitive τοῦ πειρατοῦ
toû peiratoû 		τῶν πειρατῶν
tôn peiratôn
Dative τῷ πειρατῇ
tôi peiratêi 		τοῖς πειραταῖς
toîs peirataîs
Accusative τὸν πειρατήν
tòn peiratḗn 		τοὺς πειρατᾱ́ς
toùs peiratā́s
Vocative πειρατᾰ́
peiratắ 		πειραταί
peirataí

Descendants

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πειρατής (peiratḗs).

Pronunciation

Noun

πειρατής • (peiratís) m (plural πειρατές, feminine πειρατίνα)

  1. pirate, corsair
    Synonym: κουρσάρος (koursáros)
    Πειρατές του Αιγαίου ― Peiratés tou Aigaíou ― Pirates of the Aegean Sea
  2. (figuratively) copier of copyright materials

Declension

Declension of πειρατής
singular plural
nominative πειρατής (peiratís) πειρατές (peiratés)
genitive πειρατή (peiratí) πειρατών (peiratón)
accusative πειρατή (peiratí) πειρατές (peiratés)
vocative πειρατή (peiratí) πειρατές (peiratés)
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