αυτουργός
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αὐτουργός (autourgós, “self-working; one who works for himself”), semantically adapted to the modern meaning of αυτουργία (aftourgía, “perpetration”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ftuɾˈɣos/
- Hyphenation: αυ‧τουρ‧γός
Noun
αυτουργός • (aftourgós) m or f (plural αυτουργοί)
- (criminal law) perpetrator
- Synonym: δράστης m (drástis)
- ηθικός αυτουργός ― ithikós aftourgós ― instigator, accessory
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αυτουργός (aftourgós) | αυτουργοί (aftourgoí) |
| genitive | αυτουργού (aftourgoú) | αυτουργών (aftourgón) |
| accusative | αυτουργό (aftourgó) | αυτουργούς (aftourgoús) |
| vocative | αυτουργέ (aftourgé) | αυτουργοί (aftourgoí) |
There is an additional vocative feminine singular form: αυτουργό (aftourgó)
References
- ^ αυτουργός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language