πλεονέκτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πλεονεκτέω (pleonektéō) +‎ -ης (-ēs).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ple.o.nék.tɛːs/ → /ple.oˈnek.tis/ → /ple.oˈnek.tis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ple.o.nék.tɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ple.oˈnek.te̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ple.oˈnek.tis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ple.oˈnek.tis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ple.oˈnek.tis/

Noun

πλεονέκτης • (pleonéktēs) m (genitive πλεονέκτου); first declension

1. greedy, grasping, or arrogant person

Declension

First declension of ὁ πλεονέκτης; τοῦ πλεονέκτου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ πλεονέκτης ho pleonéktēs	τὼ πλεονέκτᾱ tṑ pleonéktā	οἱ πλεονέκται hoi pleonéktai
Genitive	τοῦ πλεονέκτου toû pleonéktou	τοῖν πλεονέκταιν toîn pleonéktain	τῶν πλεονεκτῶν tôn pleonektôn
Dative	τῷ πλεονέκτῃ tôi pleonéktēi	τοῖν πλεονέκταιν toîn pleonéktain	τοῖς πλεονέκταις toîs pleonéktais
Accusative	τὸν πλεονέκτην tòn pleonéktēn	τὼ πλεονέκτᾱ tṑ pleonéktā	τοὺς πλεονέκτᾱς toùs pleonéktās
Vocative	πλεονέκτᾰ pleonékta	πλεονέκτᾱ pleonéktā	πλεονέκται pleonéktai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Greek: πλεονέκτης (pleonéktis) (learned)

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πλεονέκτης (pleonéktēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ple.oˈne.ktis/
• Hyphenation: πλε‧ο‧νέ‧κτης

Noun

πλεονέκτης • (pleonéktis) m (plural πλεονέκτες, feminine πλεονέκτρια or πλεονέκτρα)

1. greedy person, grasping person

Declension

Declension of πλεονέκτης

	singular	plural
nominative	πλεονέκτης (pleonéktis)	πλεονέκτες (pleonéktes)
genitive	πλεονέκτη (pleonékti)	πλεονεκτών (pleonektón)
accusative	πλεονέκτη (pleonékti)	πλεονέκτες (pleonéktes)
vocative	πλεονέκτη (pleonékti)	πλεονέκτες (pleonéktes)

Related terms

• see: πλεονέκτημα n (pleonéktima)