συλλέκτης
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Hellenistic Koine Greek συλλέκτης, from συλλέγω (sullégō, “collect”). Morphologically, from συλ- (συν-) (“plus”) + λέγω (“ancient sense: choose”) Sense collector of items, semantic loan from French collectionneur. Sense apparatus for collection, semantic loan from French collecteur.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]συλλέκτης • (sylléktis) m (plural συλλέκτες, feminine συλλέκτρια)
- collector (person who collects things)
- collector (apparatus for collecting things)
- ηλιακός συλλέκτης (solar collector)
Declension
[edit]Declension of συλλέκτης
Related terms
[edit]- αρχαιοσυλλέκτης m (archaiosylléktis, “collector of ancient art”)
- βιβλιοσυλλέκτης m (vivliosylléktis, “collector of books”)
- καπνοσυλλέκτης m (kapnosylléktis, “apparatus of chimneys for collecting soot”)
- καρποσυλλέκτης m (karposylléktis, “fruit gatherer”)
- λιποσυλλέκτης m (liposylléktis, “apparatus for collecting fat”)
- ναρκοσυλλέκτης m (narkosylléktis, “specialist for collecting mines”)
- ρητινοσυλλέκτης m (ritinosylléktis, “resin collector”)
- τροφοσυλλέκτης m (trofosylléktis, “food gatherer”)
- and see Derivatives of λέγω
References
[edit]- ^ συλλέκτης, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language