παράσιτο
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Substantivization of the Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos) by calque of the French parasite.
Noun
[edit]παράσιτο • (parásito) n (plural παράσιτα)
- (biology) parasite
- (figuratively) parasite, freeloader
- Synonym: κηφήνας (kifínas)
Declension
[edit]Declension of παράσιτο
Coordinate terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- αντιπαρασιτικός (antiparasitikós, “antiparasitic”, adjective)
Further reading
[edit]- παράσιτο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- παράσιτο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el