βιβλιοπώλης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βῐβλῐοπώλης • (bibliopṓlēs) m (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 • (vivliopólis) m (plural βιβλιοπώλες, feminine βιβλιοπώλισσα)

  1. a bookseller

Declension

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