εφοπλιστής

Greek

Etymology

εφοπλίζω (efoplízo, “to stock ship, equip, get ready”) +‎ -ιστής (-istís, “-ist, -er”), a calque of French armateur (literally “one who "arms" or equips a ship”).^[1] The first component is synchronically analyzable as επι- (epi-, “on-”) +‎ οπλίζω (oplízo, “to arm, equip”). First attested 1840.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.fo.pliˈstis/

Noun

εφοπλιστής • (efoplistís) m (plural εφοπλιστές, feminine εφοπλίστρια)

(nautical) shipowner

Declension

Declension of **εφοπλιστής**
	singular	plural
nominative	εφοπλιστής (efoplistís)	εφοπλιστές (efoplistés)
genitive	εφοπλιστή (efoplistí)	εφοπλιστών (efoplistón)
accusative	εφοπλιστή (efoplistí)	εφοπλιστές (efoplistés)
vocative	εφοπλιστή (efoplistí)	εφοπλιστές (efoplistés)

Related terms

see: πλοίο n (ploío, “ship”)

References

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

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

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