ἀναλέκτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓νᾰλέγω (analégō, to pick up) + -της (-tēs, masculine agent nounforming suffix): “picker-upper”.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ᾰ̓νᾰλέκτης • (analéktēs) m (genitive ᾰ̓νᾰλέκτου); first declension (hapax)

  1. a slave who picked up crumbs after a meal
    • Mart., 7 20

Declension

Descendants

  • Latin: analecta

Further reading

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