γλύπτης

See also: Γλύπτης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From γλῠ́φω (glúphō, I carve) + -της (-tēs, suffix forming masculine agent nouns). The stem of γλῠ́φω (glúphō) also occurs without aspiration, as γλῠπ- (glup-), in the verb’s third-person singular mediopassive indicative perfect – γέγλῠπται, ἔγλῠπται (gégluptai, égluptai) – and pluperfect – ἐγέγλῠπτο, ἔγλῠπτο (egéglupto, églupto) – forms.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

γλῠ́πτης • (glúptēs) m (genitive γλῠ́πτου); first declension

  1. a carver, a sculptor

Declension

Descendants

  • Greek: γλύπτης (glýptis)
  • Latin: typoglypta

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Ancient Greek γλύπτης (glúptēs)

Noun

γλύπτης • (glýptis) m (plural γλύπτες, feminine γλύπτρια)

  1. (art) sculptor
    Synonym: (of statues) αγαλματοποιός (agalmatopoiós)

Declension

Further reading

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