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ιππότης
knight /i.ˈpo.tis/
nounC1#3136 most common
Also: horseman, cavalier, chivalrous man
Example sentences
Ο ιππότης έχει ένα άσπρο άλογο.
The knight has a white horse.
Ο ιππότης φοράει βαριά πανοπλία.
The knight wears heavy armor.
Ο ιππότης πολέμησε γενναία στη μάχη.
The knight fought bravely in the battle.
Οι ιππότες υπερασπίστηκαν το κάστρο μέχρι το τέλος.
The knights defended the castle to the end.
Ο βασιλιάς έχρισε τον νεαρό ιππότη μπροστά σε όλη την αυλή.
The king knighted the young man in front of the whole court.
Η ιπποτική τάξη είχε έναν αυστηρό κώδικα τιμής που όριζε τη συμπεριφορά κάθε ιππότη.
The knightly class had a strict code of honor that governed the behavior of every knight.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ο ιππότης | οι ιππότες |
| Genitive | του ιππότη | των ιπποτών |
| Accusative | τον ιππότη | τους ιππότες |
| Vocative | ιππότη | ιππότες |
Word family
ίπποςhorse
ιπποτικόςchivalrous, knightly
ιπποσύνηchivalry
ιππικόcavalry
ιπποδρόμιοracetrack, hippodrome
Etymology
The word comes from ίππος, the ancient Greek word for horse, joined with the agent-forming suffix -ότης, seen also in δεσπότης (master). It literally means someone defined by his horse, a horseman of rank. The sense narrowed over time to the medieval mounted warrior, and later broadened again to a man of chivalrous conduct.
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