ἰατρός

grc-noun

ῑ̓ᾱτρός • (īātrós) m (genitive ῑ̓ᾱτροῦ); second declension

ῑ̓ᾱτρός (canonical)
īātrós (romanization)
ῑ̓ᾱτροῦ (genitive)
ὁ ῑ̓ᾱτρός (nominative singular)
τὼ ῑ̓ᾱτρώ (dual nominative)
οἱ ῑ̓ᾱτροί (nominative plural)
τοῦ ῑ̓ᾱτροῦ (genitive singular)
τοῖν ῑ̓ᾱτροῖν (dual genitive)
τῶν ῑ̓ᾱτρῶν (genitive plural)
τῷ ῑ̓ᾱτρῷ (dative singular)
τοῖν ῑ̓ᾱτροῖν (dative dual)
τοῖς ῑ̓ᾱτροῖς (dative plural)
τὸν ῑ̓ᾱτρόν (accusative singular)
τὼ ῑ̓ᾱτρώ (accusative dual)
τοὺς ῑ̓ᾱτρούς (accusative plural)
ῑ̓ᾱτρέ (singular vocative)
ῑ̓ᾱτρώ (dual vocative)
ῑ̓ᾱτροί (plural vocative)

desc

Greek: γιατρός m or f (giatrós), ιατρός m or f (iatrós)

English: iatro-

iatroculture

iatrogenic

iatric, -iatrics

-iatry

Italian -iatra, -iatria

Spanish: -iatra

Polish: jatrogenny, -iatra, -iatria

From ἰάομαι (iáomai, “heal”) + -τρος (-tros, masculine agent-noun suffix).


τέκτων

grc-noun

τέκτων • (téktōn) m (genitive τέκτονος); third declension

téktōn (romanization)
τέκτονος (genitive)
ὁ τέκτων (nominative singular)
τὼ τέκτονε (dual nominative)
οἱ τέκτονες (nominative plural)
τοῦ τέκτονος (genitive singular)
τοῖν τεκτόνοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν τεκτόνων (genitive plural)
τῷ τέκτονῐ (dative singular)
τοῖν τεκτόνοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς τέκτοσῐ (dative plural)
τέκτοσῐν (dative plural)
toîs téktosi (dative plural)
toîs téktosin (dative plural)
τὸν τέκτονᾰ (accusative singular)
τὼ τέκτονε (accusative dual)
τοὺς τέκτονᾰς (accusative plural)
τέκτων (singular vocative)
τέκτονε (dual vocative)
τέκτονες (plural vocative)

From Proto-Hellenic *téktōn, from Proto-Indo-European *tetḱō (“carpenter”), from *tetḱ- (“to create, produce”). Cognate with Sanskrit तक्षन् (tákṣan).

any craftsman (but generally opposed to metalworker, smith)


πόρνη

πόρνη • (pórnē) f (genitive πόρνης, diminutive πορνίδιον); first declension

pórnē (romanization)
πόρνης (genitive)
πορνίδιον (diminutive)
ἡ πόρνη (nominative singular)
τὼ πόρνᾱ (dual nominative)
αἱ πόρναι (nominative plural)
τῆς πόρνης (genitive singular)
τοῖν πόρναιν (dual genitive)
τῶν πορνῶν (genitive plural)
τῇ πόρνῃ (dative singular)
τοῖν πόρναιν (dative dual)
ταῖς πόρναις (dative plural)
τὴν πόρνην (accusative singular)
τὼ πόρνᾱ (accusative dual)
τᾱ̀ς πόρνᾱς (accusative plural)
πόρνη (singular vocative)
πόρνᾱ (dual vocative)
πόρναι (plural vocative)

Greek: πόρνη f (pórni, “prostitute”)

desctree

⇒ Old Armenian: պոռնիկ (poṙnik)
Armenian: պոռնիկ (poṙnik)

From the Proto-Indo-European root *per- (“to sell”), which also gave the verb πέρνημι (pérnēmi, “to sell”).

female prostitute, particularly a common whore


μάγειρος

grc-noun

μᾰ́γειρος • (mágeiros) m (genitive μᾰγείρου); second declension

μᾰ́γειρος (canonical)
mágeiros (romanization)
μᾰγείρου (genitive)
ὁ μᾰ́γειρος (nominative singular)
τὼ μᾰγείρω (dual nominative)
οἱ μᾰ́γειροι (nominative plural)
τοῦ μᾰγείρου (genitive singular)
τοῖν μᾰγείροιν (dual genitive)
τῶν μᾰγείρων (genitive plural)
τῷ μᾰγείρῳ (dative singular)
τοῖν μᾰγείροιν (dative dual)
τοῖς μᾰγείροις (dative plural)
τὸν μᾰ́γειρον (accusative singular)
τὼ μᾰγείρω (accusative dual)
τοὺς μᾰγείρους (accusative plural)
μᾰ́γειρε (singular vocative)
μᾰγείρω (dual vocative)
μᾰ́γειροι (plural vocative)

English: magirist, magiristic, magirology, magirologist, magirological

Perhaps from Pre-Greek. Compare also μάχαιρα (mákhaira, “large sword”).


μαλακός

μᾰλᾰκός (canonical)
malakós (romanization)
μᾰλᾰκή (feminine)
μᾰλᾰκόν (neuter)
μᾰλᾰκός (masculine nominative singular)
μᾰλᾰκή (feminine nominative singular)
μᾰλᾰκόν (neuter nominative singular)
μᾰλᾰκώ (dual masculine nominative)
μᾰλᾰκᾱ́ (dual feminine nominative)
μᾰλᾰκώ (dual neuter nominative)
μᾰλᾰκοί (masculine nominative plural)
μᾰλᾰκαί (feminine nominative plural)
μᾰλᾰκᾰ́ (neuter nominative plural)
μᾰλᾰκοῦ (genitive masculine singular)
μᾰλᾰκῆς (feminine genitive singular)
μᾰλᾰκοῦ (genitive neuter singular)
μᾰλᾰκοῖν (dual genitive masculine)
μᾰλᾰκαῖν (dual feminine genitive)
μᾰλᾰκοῖν (dual genitive neuter)
μᾰλᾰκῶν (genitive masculine plural)
μᾰλᾰκῶν (feminine genitive plural)
μᾰλᾰκῶν (genitive neuter plural)
μᾰλᾰκῷ (dative masculine singular)
μᾰλᾰκῇ (dative feminine singular)
μᾰλᾰκῷ (dative neuter singular)
μᾰλᾰκοῖν (dative dual masculine)
μᾰλᾰκαῖν (dative dual feminine)
μᾰλᾰκοῖν (dative dual neuter)
μᾰλᾰκοῖς (dative masculine plural)
μᾰλᾰκαῖς (dative feminine plural)
μᾰλᾰκοῖς (dative neuter plural)
μᾰλᾰκόν (accusative masculine singular)
μᾰλᾰκήν (accusative feminine singular)
μᾰλᾰκόν (accusative neuter singular)
μᾰλᾰκώ (accusative dual masculine)
μᾰλᾰκᾱ́ (accusative dual feminine)
μᾰλᾰκώ (accusative dual neuter)
μᾰλᾰκούς (accusative masculine plural)
μᾰλᾰκᾱ́ς (accusative feminine plural)
μᾰλᾰκᾰ́ (accusative neuter plural)
μᾰλᾰκέ (masculine singular vocative)
μᾰλᾰκή (feminine singular vocative)
μᾰλᾰκόν (neuter singular vocative)
μᾰλᾰκώ (dual masculine vocative)
μᾰλᾰκᾱ́ (dual feminine vocative)
μᾰλᾰκώ (dual neuter vocative)
μᾰλᾰκοί (masculine plural vocative)
μᾰλᾰκαί (feminine plural vocative)
μᾰλᾰκᾰ́ (neuter plural vocative)
μᾰλᾰκῶς (adverbial feminine masculine neuter)
μᾰλᾰκώτερος (comparative feminine masculine neuter)
μᾰλᾰκώτᾰτος (feminine masculine neuter superlative)
μᾰλᾰκός (masculine nominative singular)
μᾰλᾰκή (feminine nominative singular)
μᾰλᾰκόν (neuter nominative singular)
μᾰλᾰκώ (dual masculine nominative)
μᾰλᾰκᾱ́ (dual feminine nominative)
μᾰλᾰκώ (dual neuter nominative)
μᾰλᾰκοί (masculine nominative plural)
μᾰλᾰκαί (feminine nominative plural)
μᾰλᾰκᾰ́ (neuter nominative plural)
μᾰλᾰκοῦ (genitive masculine singular)
μᾰλᾰκοῖο (genitive masculine singular)
μᾰλᾰκόο (genitive masculine singular)
μᾰλᾰκῆς (feminine genitive singular)
μᾰλᾰκοῦ (genitive neuter singular)
μᾰλᾰκοῖο (genitive neuter singular)
μᾰλᾰκόο (genitive neuter singular)
μᾰλᾰκοῖῐν (dual genitive masculine)
μᾰλᾰκαῖν (dual feminine genitive)
μᾰλᾰκαῖῐν (dual feminine genitive)
μᾰλᾰκῇῐν (dual feminine genitive)
malakaîn (dual feminine genitive)
malakaîin (dual feminine genitive)
malakêiin (dual feminine genitive)
μᾰλᾰκοῖῐν (dual genitive neuter)
μᾰλᾰκῶν (genitive masculine plural)
μᾰλᾰκᾱ́ων (feminine genitive plural)
μᾰλᾰκέ͜ων (feminine genitive plural)
μᾰλᾰκῶν (feminine genitive plural)
μᾰλᾰκῶν (genitive neuter plural)
μᾰλᾰκῷ (dative masculine singular)
μᾰλᾰκῇ (dative feminine singular)
μᾰλᾰκῷ (dative neuter singular)
μᾰλᾰκοῖῐν (dative dual masculine)
μᾰλᾰκαῖν (dative dual feminine)
μᾰλᾰκαῖῐν (dative dual feminine)
μᾰλᾰκῇῐν (dative dual feminine)
malakaîn (dative dual feminine)
malakaîin (dative dual feminine)
malakêiin (dative dual feminine)
μᾰλᾰκοῖῐν (dative dual neuter)
μᾰλᾰκοῖσῐ (dative masculine plural)
μᾰλᾰκοῖσῐν (dative masculine plural)
μᾰλᾰκοῖς (dative masculine plural)
malakoîsi (dative masculine plural)
malakoîsin (dative masculine plural)
malakoîs (dative masculine plural)
μᾰλᾰκῇσῐ (dative feminine plural)
μᾰλᾰκῇσῐν (dative feminine plural)
μᾰλᾰκῇς (dative feminine plural)
μᾰλᾰκαῖς (dative feminine plural)
malakêisi (dative feminine plural)
malakêisin (dative feminine plural)
malakêis (dative feminine plural)
malakaîs (dative feminine plural)
μᾰλᾰκοῖσῐ (dative neuter plural)
μᾰλᾰκοῖσῐν (dative neuter plural)
μᾰλᾰκοῖς (dative neuter plural)
malakoîsi (dative neuter plural)
malakoîsin (dative neuter plural)
malakoîs (dative neuter plural)
μᾰλᾰκόν (accusative masculine singular)
μᾰλᾰκήν (accusative feminine singular)
μᾰλᾰκόν (accusative neuter singular)
μᾰλᾰκώ (accusative dual masculine)
μᾰλᾰκᾱ́ (accusative dual feminine)
μᾰλᾰκώ (accusative dual neuter)
μᾰλᾰκούς (accusative masculine plural)
μᾰλᾰκᾱ́ς (accusative feminine plural)
μᾰλᾰκᾰ́ (accusative neuter plural)
μᾰλᾰκέ (masculine singular vocative)
μᾰλᾰκή (feminine singular vocative)
μᾰλᾰκόν (neuter singular vocative)
μᾰλᾰκώ (dual masculine vocative)
μᾰλᾰκᾱ́ (dual feminine vocative)
μᾰλᾰκώ (dual neuter vocative)
μᾰλᾰκοί (masculine plural vocative)
μᾰλᾰκαί (feminine plural vocative)
μᾰλᾰκᾰ́ (neuter plural vocative)
μᾰλᾰκῶς (adverbial feminine masculine neuter)
μᾰλᾰκώτερος (comparative feminine masculine neuter)
μᾰλᾰκώτᾰτος (feminine masculine neuter superlative)

καρτερικός

antonym(s) of “incapable of bearing pain”

→ Coptic: ⲙⲁⲗⲁⲕⲟⲥ (malakos)

→ English: malaco-

→ French: malaco-

Greek: μαλακός (malakós)

→ Italian: malaco-

From Proto-Hellenic *məlakos, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥h₂ekos, from *melh₂- (“soft, weak”) (which Beekes separates from the "grind, rub" meaning, though this is disputed).
Cognate with Old Irish malcad (“rottenness, putrefaction”), Proto-Germanic *malskaz, Sanskrit मूर्ख (mūrkha, “stupid, foolish, silly, dull”). Compare μαλθακός (malthakós), βλᾱ́ξ (blā́x). Distantly cognate with dialectal English masker.

cog

(of persons, modes of life) soft, mild, gentle

soft, mild, gentle
soft, yielding, remiss
faint-hearted, effeminate, cowardly


πόρνος

grc-noun

πόρνος • (pórnos) m (genitive πόρνου); second declension

pórnos (romanization)
πόρνου (genitive)
ὁ πόρνος (nominative singular)
τὼ πόρνω (dual nominative)
οἱ πόρνοι (nominative plural)
τοῦ πόρνου (genitive singular)
τοῖν πόρνοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν πόρνων (genitive plural)
τῷ πόρνῳ (dative singular)
τοῖν πόρνοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς πόρνοις (dative plural)
τὸν πόρνον (accusative singular)
τὼ πόρνω (accusative dual)
τοὺς πόρνους (accusative plural)
πόρνε (singular vocative)
πόρνω (dual vocative)
πόρνοι (plural vocative)

Greek: πόρνος (pórnos)

→⇒ Old Armenian: պոռնիկ (poṙnik)


παιδεραστία

παιδεραστίᾱς

παιδεραστίᾱ • (paiderastíā) f (genitive παιδεραστίᾱς); first declension

παιδεραστίᾱ (canonical)
paiderastíā (romanization)
παιδεραστίᾱς (genitive)
ἡ παιδεραστίᾱ (nominative singular)
τῆς παιδεραστίᾱς (genitive singular)
τῇ παιδεραστίᾳ (dative singular)
τὴν παιδεραστίᾱν (accusative singular)
παιδεραστίᾱ (singular vocative)

→ English: pederastice, pederasty

→ Finnish: pederastia

Greek: παιδεραστία (paiderastía)

→ Latin: paederastia

From παιδεραστής (paiderastḗs, “pederast”) (from παῖς (paîs, “child, son, boy”) + ἐραστής (erastḗs, “lover”), from ἔραμαι (éramai, “to lοve”)) + -ίᾱ (-íā).


ἀρσενοκοίτης

ἀρσενοκοίτης

ἀρσενοκοίτου

ἀρσενοκοίτης • (arsenokoítēs) m (genitive ἀρσενοκοίτου); first declension

arsenokoítēs (romanization)
ἀρσενοκοίτου (genitive)
ὁ ἀρσενοκοίτης (nominative singular)
τὼ ἀρσενοκοίτᾱ (dual nominative)
οἱ ἀρσενοκοῖται (nominative plural)
τοῦ ἀρσενοκοίτου (genitive singular)
τοῖν ἀρσενοκοίταιν (dual genitive)
τῶν ἀρσενοκοιτῶν (genitive plural)
τῷ ἀρσενοκοίτῃ (dative singular)
τοῖν ἀρσενοκοίταιν (dative dual)
τοῖς ἀρσενοκοίταις (dative plural)
τὸν ἀρσενοκοίτην (accusative singular)
τὼ ἀρσενοκοίτᾱ (accusative dual)
τοὺς ἀρσενοκοίτᾱς (accusative plural)
ἀρσενοκοῖτᾰ (singular vocative)
ἀρσενοκοίτᾱ (dual vocative)
ἀρσενοκοῖται (plural vocative)

grc-decl

ἀρσενοκοίτης

desc

αρσενοκοίτης

Greek: αρσενοκοίτης (arsenokoítis)

From ἄρσην (ársēn, “male”) and κοι-, o-grade stem of κεῖμαι (keîmai, “lie”), + -της (-tēs, masculine agentive suffix), thus “a male who lies with males”.

suffix

53 CE – 55 CE, Paul the Apostle, First Epistle to the Corinthians 6:9

New Testament, First Epistle to Timothy 1:10

a male who has sexual intercourse with males, especially in a penetrative role


παιδεραστής

grc-noun

παιδεραστής • (paiderastḗs) m (genitive παιδεραστοῦ); first declension

paiderastḗs (romanization)
παιδεραστοῦ (genitive)
ὁ παιδεραστής (nominative singular)
τὼ παιδεραστᾱ́ (dual nominative)
οἱ παιδερασταί (nominative plural)
τοῦ παιδεραστοῦ (genitive singular)
τοῖν παιδερασταῖν (dual genitive)
τῶν παιδεραστῶν (genitive plural)
τῷ παιδεραστῇ (dative singular)
τοῖν παιδερασταῖν (dative dual)
τοῖς παιδερασταῖς (dative plural)
τὸν παιδεραστήν (accusative singular)
τὼ παιδεραστᾱ́ (accusative dual)
τοὺς παιδεραστᾱ́ς (accusative plural)
παιδεραστᾰ́ (singular vocative)
παιδεραστᾱ́ (dual vocative)
παιδερασταί (plural vocative)

→ Albanian: pederast

→ Bulgarian: педераст (pederast)

→ Czech: pederast

→ Dutch: pederast

→ French: pædéraste

desctree

→ French: pédéraste
→ English: pederast
→ Italian: pederasta
→ Polish: pederasta
→ Romanian: pederast

⇒ French: pédé
→ Vietnamese: pê-đê, pê đê, bê-đê, bê đê

Greek: παιδεραστής (paiderastís)

→ Macedonian: педераст (pederast)

→ Russian: педераст (pederast)

Russian: пидорас (pidoras)

desc

→ Serbo-Croatian: педѐраст (“fag, queer, pederast”), pedèrast

Compound of παῖς (paîs, “boy”) + ἐραστής (erastḗs, “lover”).


ἔμπορος

grc-noun

ἔμπορος • (émporos) m (genitive ἐμπόρου); second declension

émporos (romanization)
ἐμπόρου (genitive)
ὁ ἔμπορος (nominative singular)
τὼ ἐμπόρω (dual nominative)
οἱ ἔμποροι (nominative plural)
τοῦ ἐμπόρου (genitive singular)
τοῖν ἐμπόροιν (dual genitive)
τῶν ἐμπόρων (genitive plural)
τῷ ἐμπόρῳ (dative singular)
τοῖν ἐμπόροιν (dative dual)
τοῖς ἐμπόροις (dative plural)
τὸν ἔμπορον (accusative singular)
τὼ ἐμπόρω (accusative dual)
τοὺς ἐμπόρους (accusative plural)
ἔμπορε (singular vocative)
ἐμπόρω (dual vocative)
ἔμποροι (plural vocative)

> Greek: έμπορος (émporos) (inherited)

From ἐν- (en-, “on”) + πόρος (póros, “journey”).

affix

458 BCE, Aeschylus, The Libation Bearers 661

406 BCE, Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus 25

406 BCE, Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus 303

438 BCE, Euripides, Alcestis 999

one who is on a journey: wayfarer, traveller


πορνεῖον

grc-noun

πορνεῖον • (porneîon) n (genitive πορνείου); second declension

porneîon (romanization)
πορνείου (genitive)
τὸ πορνεῖον (nominative singular)
τὼ πορνείω (dual nominative)
τᾰ̀ πορνεῖᾰ (nominative plural)
τοῦ πορνείου (genitive singular)
τοῖν πορνείοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν πορνείων (genitive plural)
τῷ πορνείῳ (dative singular)
τοῖν πορνείοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς πορνείοις (dative plural)
τὸ πορνεῖον (accusative singular)
τὼ πορνείω (accusative dual)
τᾰ̀ πορνεῖᾰ (accusative plural)
πορνεῖον (singular vocative)
πορνείω (dual vocative)
πορνεῖᾰ (plural vocative)

Greek: πορνείο (porneío)

From πόρνη (pórnē, “prostitute”) + -εῖον (-eîon).


ἑταίρα

grc-noun

ἑταίρᾱ • (hetaírā) f (genitive ἑταίρᾱς); first declension

ἑταίρᾱ (canonical)
hetaírā (romanization)
ἑταίρᾱς (genitive)
ἡ ἑταίρᾱ (nominative singular)
τὼ ἑταίρᾱ (dual nominative)
αἱ ἑταῖραι (nominative plural)
τῆς ἑταίρᾱς (genitive singular)
τοῖν ἑταίραιν (dual genitive)
τῶν ἑταιρῶν (genitive plural)
τῇ ἑταίρᾳ (dative singular)
τοῖν ἑταίραιν (dative dual)
ταῖς ἑταίραις (dative plural)
τὴν ἑταίρᾱν (accusative singular)
τὼ ἑταίρᾱ (accusative dual)
τᾱ̀ς ἑταίρᾱς (accusative plural)
ἑταίρᾱ (singular vocative)
ἑταίρᾱ (dual vocative)
ἑταῖραι (plural vocative)

(euphemistic) courtesan, escort, cultivated prostitute


μάτρυλλος

μάτρυλλος • (mátrullos) m (genitive ματρύλλου); second declension

mátrullos (romanization)
ματρύλλου (genitive)
ὁ μάτρυλλος (nominative singular)
τὼ ματρύλλω (dual nominative)
οἱ μάτρυλλοι (nominative plural)
τοῦ ματρύλλου (genitive singular)
τοῖν ματρύλλοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν ματρύλλων (genitive plural)
τῷ ματρύλλῳ (dative singular)
τοῖν ματρύλλοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς ματρύλλοις (dative plural)
τὸν μάτρυλλον (accusative singular)
τὼ ματρύλλω (accusative dual)
τοὺς ματρύλλους (accusative plural)
μάτρυλλε (singular vocative)
ματρύλλω (dual vocative)
μάτρυλλοι (plural vocative)

desc

→ Ottoman Turkish: مارتولوز (martoloz, “pimp”)

According to Beekes, from the same Pre-Greek source of μαστροπός (mastropós).


πλύμα

grc-noun

πλῠ́μᾰ • (plúma) n (genitive πλῠ́μᾰτος); third declension

πλῠ́μᾰ (canonical)
plúma (romanization)
πλῠ́μᾰτος (genitive)
τὸ πλῠ́μᾰ (nominative singular)
τὼ πλῠ́μᾰτε (dual nominative)
τᾰ̀ πλῠ́μᾰτᾰ (nominative plural)
τοῦ πλῠ́μᾰτος (genitive singular)
τοῖν πλῠμᾰ́τοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν πλῠμᾰ́των (genitive plural)
τῷ πλῠ́μᾰτῐ (dative singular)
τοῖν πλῠμᾰ́τοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς πλῠ́μᾰσῐ (dative plural)
πλῠ́μᾰσῐν (dative plural)
toîs plúmasi (dative plural)
toîs plúmasin (dative plural)
τὸ πλῠ́μᾰ (accusative singular)
τὼ πλῠ́μᾰτε (accusative dual)
τᾰ̀ πλῠ́μᾰτᾰ (accusative plural)
πλῠ́μᾰ (singular vocative)
πλῠ́μᾰτε (dual vocative)
πλῠ́μᾰτᾰ (plural vocative)

From πλῡ́νω (plū́nō, “to wash, clean”) + -μα (-ma).