μεσίτης

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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μέσος (mésos) +‎ -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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μεσῑ́της (mesī́tēsm (genitive μεσῑ́του); first declension

  1. mediator, umpire, arbitrator

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Greek: μεσίτης (mesítis)

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Koine Greek μεσίτης (mesítēs, mediator).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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μεσίτης (mesítism (plural μεσίτες, feminine μεσίτρια)

  1. broker, mediator

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ μεσίτης, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

Further reading

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