πεσιμιστής

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Greek

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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πεσιμιστής (pesimistísm (plural πεσιμιστές, feminine πεσιμίστρια)

  1. pessimist

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References

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  1. ^ πεσιμιστής”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998