-ουργός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἔργον (érgon)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /uːr.ɡós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /urˈɡos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /urˈɣos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /urˈɣos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /urˈɣos/

Suffix

-ουργός • (-ourgós) m or f (neuter -ουργον); second declension

creates compound nouns or adjectives with the meaning of -worker ,-maker, -wright
‎ἅμαξα (hámaxa, “wagon, coach”) + ‎-ουργός (-ourgós) → ‎ἁμαξουργός (hamaxourgós, “wagonmaker”)

‎ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”) + ‎-ουργός (-ourgós) → ‎ξυλουργός (xulourgós, “woodworker, carpenter”)

‎ὅπλον (hóplon, “weapon, tool”) + ‎-ουργός (-ourgós) → ‎ὁπλουργός (hoplourgós, “weaponmaker, armourer”)

‎σῐ́δηρος (sídēros, “iron”) + ‎-ουργός (-ourgós) → ‎σιδηρουργός (sidērourgós, “ironworker, ironsmith”)

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ουργός

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