ἐργάτης

See also: εργάτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the root of ἔργον (érgon, “work”) +‎ -της (-tēs, masculine agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἐργᾰ́της • (ergátēs) m (genitive ἐργᾰ́του); first declension

  1. worker, workman, labourer
  2. capstan, windlass, winch

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: εργάτης (ergátis)
    • → Ottoman Turkish: ارغات (ırgat), ارغاد (ırgad)
      • Turkish: ırgat
      • → Albanian: argat
      • → Armenian: ըրղաթ (ərġatʻ), ըռղաթ (əṙġatʻ)
      • → Aromanian: argat, argatu
      • → Bulgarian: арга́т (argát)
      • → Macedonian: аргат (argat)
      • → Romanian: argat
      • → Serbo-Croatian:
        Cyrillic script: а̀ргат
        Latin script: àrgat
  • → Latin: ergata
    • Spanish: argado

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