ἑταῖρος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

PIE word
*swé

From ἔτης (étēs, clansman), from Proto-Indo-European *swé (self).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἑταῖρος • (hetaîros) m (genitive ἑταῖρου); second declension

(Epic, Attic, Ionic, Koine)
  1. comrade, companion, partner, friend
  2. pupil, disciple
  3. member of a religious guild
  4. (rarely) lover, member of a pair of lovers
  5. (in the plural) the guards i.e. the cavalry of the Macedonian kings
  6. (as an adjective) associate of

Inflection

Synonyms

  • (feminine) ἑταίρᾱ (hetaírā), ἑταίρη (hetaírē) (Ionic), ἑτᾰ́ρη (hetárē) (Epic), ἑταιρίς (hetairís)

Derived terms

  • ἑταιρεία (hetaireía)
  • ἑταιρεῖος (hetaireîos)
  • ἑταιρέω (hetairéō)
    • ἑταίρησις (hetaírēsis)
  • ἑταιρεύομαι (hetaireúomai)
  • ἑταιρίζω (hetairízō)
    • ἑταίρισμα (hetaírisma)
    • ἑταιρισμός (hetairismós)
    • ἑταιριστής (hetairistḗs)
  • ἑταιρικός (hetairikós)
  • ἑταιροσύνη (hetairosúnē)

References

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