διοικητής

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From δῐοικέω (dioikéō, to manage, administer) +‎ -τής (-tḗs, masculine agentive suffix).

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Noun[edit]

δῐοικητής (dioikētḗsm (genitive δῐοικητοῦ); first declension

  1. administrator, governor, treasurer
  2. (in Egypt) chief financial official
  3. (astrology) controller, of the seven planets

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Descendants[edit]

  • Greek: διοικητής (dioikitís)

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Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek διοικητής (dioikētḗs).[1] By surface analysis, διοικώ (dioikó) +‎ -τής (-tís).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ði.i.kiˈtis/
  • Hyphenation: δι‧οι‧κη‧τής

Noun[edit]

διοικητής (dioikitísm (plural διοικητές, feminine διοικήτρια)

  1. chief administrator, governor (person in charge of administration)
    διοικητής της κεντρικής τράπεζαςdioikitís tis kentrikís trápezasgovernor of the central bank
  2. (military) commander

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References[edit]

  1. ^ διοικητήςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.