αποστολέας

Greek

Etymology

Learned, from the accusative singular ἀποστολέα (apostoléa) of Hellenistic Koine Greek ἀποστολεύς (apostoleús, “one who sends: referring to baptizing”) (ancient meaning: "a kind of magistrate"). Semantic loan from French envoyeur and expéditeur.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.po.stoˈle.as/
  • Hyphenation: α‧πο‧στο‧λέ‧ας

Noun

αποστολέας • (apostoléas) m or f (plural αποστολείς)

  1. sender, consignor, consigner
    Antonyms: παραλήπτης (paralíptis), αποδέκτης (apodéktis)

Declension
declension of αποστολέας
case     \     number singular plural
nominative αποστολέας • αποστολείς •
genitive αποστολέα •,  αποστολέως • αποστολέων •
accusative αποστολέα • αποστολείς •
vocative αποστολέα • αποστολείς •
The second genitive singular is formal (ancient), and suitable for the feminine gender.

Coordinate terms

References
  1. αποστολέας - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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