"-ουργός" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Suffix

IPA: /uːr.ɡós/, /urˈɣos/, /urˈɣos/, /uːr.ɡós/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /urˈɡos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /urˈɣos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /urˈɣos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /urˈɣos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: -ourgós [romanization], -ουργον [neuter]
Etymology: From ἔργον (érgon). Head templates: {{grc-adj-2nd|-ουργον|head=-ουργός}} -ουργός • (-ourgós) m or f (neuter -ουργον); second declension
  1. creates compound nouns or adjectives with the meaning of -worker, -maker, -wright Tags: morpheme
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  "etymology_text": "From ἔργον (érgon).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ourgós",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ουργον",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-ουργον",
        "head": "-ουργός"
      },
      "expansion": "-ουργός • (-ourgós) m or f (neuter -ουργον); second declension",
      "name": "grc-adj-2nd"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek suffixes with multiple genders",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ἅμαξα (hámaxa, “wagon, coach”) + -ουργός (-ourgós) → ἁμαξουργός (hamaxourgós, “wagonmaker”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”) + -ουργός (-ourgós) → ξυλουργός (xulourgós, “woodworker, carpenter”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ὅπλον (hóplon, “weapon, tool”) + -ουργός (-ourgós) → ὁπλουργός (hoplourgós, “weaponmaker, armourer”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "σῐ́δηρος (sĭ́dēros, “iron”) + -ουργός (-ourgós) → σιδηρουργός (sidērourgós, “ironworker, ironsmith”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "creates compound nouns or adjectives with the meaning of -worker, -maker, -wright"
      ],
      "id": "en--ουργός-grc-suffix-b4ItFT0Q",
      "links": [
        [
          "worker",
          "worker#English"
        ],
        [
          "maker",
          "maker#English"
        ],
        [
          "wright",
          "wright#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/uːr.ɡós/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/urˈɣos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/urˈɣos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/uːr.ɡós/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/urˈɡos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/urˈɣos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/urˈɣos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/urˈɣos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ουργός"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "From ἔργον (érgon).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ourgós",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ουργον",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-ουργον",
        "head": "-ουργός"
      },
      "expansion": "-ουργός • (-ourgós) m or f (neuter -ουργον); second declension",
      "name": "grc-adj-2nd"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
        "Ancient Greek adjective-forming suffixes",
        "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ancient Greek feminine suffixes",
        "Ancient Greek lemmas",
        "Ancient Greek masculine suffixes",
        "Ancient Greek oxytone terms",
        "Ancient Greek suffixes",
        "Ancient Greek suffixes with multiple genders",
        "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Ancient Greek terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ἅμαξα (hámaxa, “wagon, coach”) + -ουργός (-ourgós) → ἁμαξουργός (hamaxourgós, “wagonmaker”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”) + -ουργός (-ourgós) → ξυλουργός (xulourgós, “woodworker, carpenter”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ὅπλον (hóplon, “weapon, tool”) + -ουργός (-ourgós) → ὁπλουργός (hoplourgós, “weaponmaker, armourer”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "σῐ́δηρος (sĭ́dēros, “iron”) + -ουργός (-ourgós) → σιδηρουργός (sidērourgós, “ironworker, ironsmith”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "creates compound nouns or adjectives with the meaning of -worker, -maker, -wright"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "worker",
          "worker#English"
        ],
        [
          "maker",
          "maker#English"
        ],
        [
          "wright",
          "wright#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/uːr.ɡós/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/urˈɣos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/urˈɣos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/uːr.ɡós/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/urˈɡos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/urˈɣos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/urˈɣos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/urˈɣos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ουργός"
}

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