βιβλιοπώλης

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

βιβλίον (biblíon, book) +‎ πώλης (pṓlēs, seller”, “dealer)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βῐβλῐοπώλης (bibliopṓlēsm (genitive βῐβλῐοπώλου); first declension

  1. a bookseller
    • Theopompus Comicus, Collected Works 77
    • Nicoph. 19.4
    • Aristomen. 9
    • 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Fragments 140

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: βιβλιοπώλης (vivliopólis)

References


Greek

Etymology

Inherited from the Ancient Greek βῐβλῐοπώλης (bibliopṓlēs); equivalent to βιβλίο (vivlío, book) +‎ -πώλης (-pólis, seller).

Noun

βιβλιοπώλης (vivliopólism (plural βιβλιοπώλες, feminine βιβλιοπώλισσα)

  1. a bookseller

Declension