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γερουσιαστή
senator /ʝe.ru.si.aˈsti/
nounB2#2111 most common
Also: member of a senate, councillor (in a council of elders)
Example sentences
Ο πατέρας μου ψήφισε τον γερουσιαστή.
My father voted for the senator.
Είδα τον γερουσιαστή στην τηλεόραση χθες.
I saw the senator on TV yesterday.
Οι δημοσιογράφοι έκαναν πολλές ερωτήσεις στον γερουσιαστή.
The journalists asked the senator many questions.
Η κυβέρνηση ζήτησε τη γνώμη του γερουσιαστή για τον νέο νόμο.
The government asked for the senator's opinion on the new law.
Το σκάνδαλο διαφθοράς ανάγκασε τον γερουσιαστή να παραιτηθεί από το αξίωμά του.
The corruption scandal forced the senator to resign from his office.
Οι ιστορικοί αναλύουν τον ρόλο του Ρωμαίου γερουσιαστή στη διαμόρφωση της πολιτικής της αυτοκρατορίας.
Historians analyze the role of the Roman senator in shaping the empire's policy.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | γερουσιαστής | γερουσιαστές |
| Genitive | γερουσιαστή | γερουσιαστών |
| Accusative | γερουσιαστή | γερουσιαστές |
| Vocative | γερουσιαστή | γερουσιαστές |
Word family
γερουσίαsenate, council of elders
γέρωνold man, elder
γεροντικόςelderly, geriatric
γηρατειάold age
γεροντολόγοςgerontologist
Etymology
The word builds on γέρων, meaning old man or elder. From this root Greek formed γερουσία, a council of elders, the original senate of a city-state. Adding the agent suffix -αστής, meaning a member or participant, gave γερουσιαστής, a member of that council. The same logic underlies the English word senator, which comes from Latin senex, also meaning old man.
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