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αγρότης
farmer /aɣˈrotis/
nounC1#3648 most common
Also: farm worker, peasant (in older or rural contexts)
Example sentences
Ο αγρότης δουλεύει στο χωράφι.
The farmer works in the field.
Ο αγρότης έχει πολλά ζώα στη φάρμα του.
The farmer has many animals on his farm.
Ο πατέρας μου ήταν αγρότης όλη του τη ζωή.
My father was a farmer his whole life.
Οι αγρότες της περιοχής διαμαρτύρονται για τις χαμηλές τιμές.
The farmers of the region are protesting the low prices.
Η κυβέρνηση ανακοίνωσε νέες επιδοτήσεις για τους αγρότες.
The government announced new subsidies for farmers.
Παρά τις δυσκολίες, ο αγρότης συνέχισε να καλλιεργεί τη γη των προγόνων του με πείσμα.
Despite the difficulties, the farmer kept cultivating his ancestors' land with stubborn persistence.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ο αγρότης | οι αγρότες |
| Genitive | του αγρότη | των αγροτών |
| Accusative | τον αγρότη | τους αγρότες |
| Vocative | αγρότη | αγρότες |
Word family
αγρόςfield, open land
αγροτικόςrural, agricultural
αγρόκτημαfarm, estateγεωργόςfarmer (near-synonym, more formal/technical)
γεωργίαagriculture
Etymology
Αγρότης comes from αγρός, the Greek word for field or open land, plus the agent-forming suffix -της, which turns a noun into a word for a person tied to it. So an αγρότης is literally someone of the field, a person who works the land. Αγρός itself goes back to a very old Indo-European word for open, uncultivated land.
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