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

	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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