εργάτης

See also: ἐργάτης

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐργάτης (ergátēs).

Noun

εργάτης • (ergátis) m (plural εργάτες, feminine εργάτρια)

male worker, labourer, hand, servant
Synonyms: αργάτης (argátis), εργαζόμενος (ergazómenos), εργαζόμενη (ergazómeni)
capstan, windlass, winch

Declension

declension of εργάτης

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	εργάτης •	εργάτες •
genitive	εργάτη •	εργατών •
accusative	εργάτη •	εργάτες •
vocative	εργάτη •	εργάτες •

Derived terms

αρχιεργάτης m (archiergátis, “foreman”)
αγρεργάτης m (agrergátis, “farm labourer”)

Related terms

see: έργο n (érgo, “work”)

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: ارغات (ırgat), ارغاد (ırgad)
- Turkish: ırgat
- → Albanian: argat
- → Armenian: ըրղաթ (ərġatʻ), ըռղաթ (əṙġatʻ)
- → Aromanian: argat, argatu
- → Bulgarian: арга́т (argát)
- → Macedonian: аргат (argat)
- → Romanian: argat
- → Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: а̀ргат
  Latin script: àrgat

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