"ἀλφηστής" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Ancient Greek]

Forms: alphēstḗs [romanization], -ου [genitive]
Etymology: Two possible etymologies have been given. Traditionally it was interpreted as a derivative of ἀλφάνω (alphánō, “to produce, to earn”), therefore meaning “industrious”. After the 19th century another interpretation has been given, translating it as “bread eater”, and deriving it from ἄλφι (álphi, “flour”), with the addition of a suffix that means “to eat”. Head templates: {{grc-noun|ἀλφηστής|-ου|m|first}} ἀλφηστής • (alphēstḗs) m (genitive -ου); first declension
  1. flour eater, bread eater. Categories (topical): Foods Categories (lifeform): Grains
    Sense id: en-ἀλφηστής-grc-noun-XuGH2ZHb Disambiguation of Foods: 73 27 Disambiguation of Grains: 75 25 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. that lives by toil.
    Sense id: en-ἀλφηστής-grc-noun-FPTyDYNA Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ἄλφι (álphi) (english: barley flour), ἀλφάνω (alphánō) (english: to produce, to earn)
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