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κολλητός
close friend, best buddy /ko.li.ˈtos/
adjectiveC1#3967 most common
Also: glued, stuck together, inseparable
Example sentences
Ο Νίκος είναι ο κολλητός μου.
Nikos is my best friend.
Η Μαρία και η Ελένη είναι κολλητές φίλες.
Maria and Eleni are close friends.
Είμαστε κολλητοί από το δημοτικό σχολείο.
We've been best friends since elementary school.
Ο κολλητός μου με βοήθησε όταν είχα πρόβλημα.
My best friend helped me when I had a problem.
Παρόλο που δεν μιλάμε συχνά, παραμένουμε κολλητοί.
Although we don't talk often, we remain close friends.
Η φιλία τους ήταν τόσο βαθιά που όλοι τους θεωρούσαν κολλητούς σαν αδέρφια.
Their friendship was so deep that everyone considered them as close as brothers.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | κολλητός | κολλητοί |
| Genitive | κολλητού | κολλητών |
| Accusative | κολλητό | κολλητούς |
| Vocative | κολλητέ | κολλητοί |
Word family
κολλάωto glue, to stick; informally, to hang around someone constantly
κόλλαglue, paste
κολλητικόςadhesive, sticky, contagious
κόλλημαsoldering; a snag or glitch
κολλητάtightly, closely, right next to
Etymology
Κολλητός is a verbal adjective built from the verb κολλάω, meaning to glue or stick something together. The suffix -τός marks a passive verbal adjective, so the word literally means glued or stuck. Greek speakers extended this physical sense to people: someone glued to your side becomes a close friend. The word κόλλα, meaning glue, has a disputed origin and no confirmed Indo-European root, so no root is given here.
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