καθηγητής

Greek

Etymology

From Koine Greek καθηγητής (kathēgētḗs), from Ancient Greek καθηγέομαι (kathēgéomai, “to direct, guide, teach”) + -τής (-tḗs, “agent noun suffix”), the former component from κατα- (kata-, “down, against”) +‎ ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai, “to precede, lead the way”).

Noun

καθηγητής • (kathigitís) m (plural καθηγητές, feminine καθηγήτρια)

1. (education) professor, university teacher, lecturer

   αναπληρωτής καθηγητής ― anaplirotís kathigitís ― associate professor

2. (education) secondary school/high school teacher, schoolmaster
3. (education) language tutor
4. (figuratively) expert

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	καθηγητής (kathigitís)	καθηγητές (kathigités) καθηγητάδες (kathigitádes)
genitive	καθηγητή (kathigití)	καθηγητών (kathigitón) καθηγητάδων (kathigitádon)
accusative	καθηγητή (kathigití)	καθηγητές (kathigités) καθηγητάδες (kathigitádes)
vocative	καθηγητή (kathigití)	καθηγητές (kathigités) καθηγητάδες (kathigitádes)

The second form of plural -άδες, colloquial, demotic, sometimes ironic.
* There is a learned genitive singular καθηγητού.
* The vocative singular καθηγητά is used in the phrase "κύριε καθηγητά".

Synonyms

• (teacher): δάσκαλος m (dáskalos)

Coordinate terms

• see: δάσκαλος m (dáskalos, “teacher”) for types of teacher