αποστολέας

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned, from the accusative singular ἀποστολέα (apostoléa) of Hellenistic Koine Greek ἀποστολεύς (apostoleús, one who sends: referring to baptizing) (ancient meaning: "a kind of magistrate"). Semantic loan from French envoyeur and expéditeur.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.po.stoˈle.as/
  • Hyphenation: α‧πο‧στο‧λέ‧ας

Noun

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αποστολέας (apostoléasm or f (plural αποστολείς)

  1. sender, consignor, consigner
    Antonyms: παραλήπτης (paralíptis), αποδέκτης (apodéktis)

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References

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