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αλήτη
vagrant /aˈliti/
nounB2#2901 most common
Also: tramp, bum, rascal (affectionate slang)
Example sentences
Ο άντρας φώναξε στον αλήτη να φύγει.
The man shouted at the vagrant to leave.
Είδα έναν αλήτη έξω από το μαγαζί.
I saw a vagrant outside the store.
Η αστυνομία συνέλαβε τον αλήτη για επαιτεία.
The police arrested the vagrant for begging.
Δεν είναι σωστό να περιφρονείς έναν αλήτη μόνο επειδή δεν έχει σπίτι.
It is not right to look down on a vagrant just because he has no home.
Η ιστορία του αλήτη που περιπλανιέται στους δρόμους της πόλης άγγιξε πολλούς αναγνώστες.
The story of the vagrant who wanders the city streets touched many readers.
«Άντε χάσου, αλήτη!» φώναξε ο ιδιοκτήτης, χωρίς να ξέρει τίποτα για τη ζωή που τον είχε οδηγήσει εκεί.
"Get lost, you tramp!" the owner shouted, without knowing anything about the life that had brought him there.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | αλήτης | αλήτες |
| Genitive | αλήτη | αλητών |
| Accusative | αλήτη | αλήτες |
| Vocative | αλήτη | αλήτες |
Word family
αλήτηςvagrant (nominative)
αλήτισσαfemale vagrant
αλητείαvagrancy
αλητεύωto roam, live as a vagrant
αλητάκιyoung street kid, urchin (diminutive)
Etymology
The word comes from Ancient Greek ἀλήτης, meaning wanderer or vagabond. It is built from the verb ἀλάομαι, to wander or roam, plus the agent suffix -της, which marks a person who does something. The deeper origin of ἀλάομαι itself is uncertain, and some scholars treat it as a word from the pre-Greek substrate rather than inherited Indo-European vocabulary.
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