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λογιστής

accountant /lo.ʝiˈstis/

nounC1#3776 most common

Also: bookkeeper, auditor

Example sentences

Ο λογιστής μου είναι πολύ καλός.
My accountant is very good.
Η δουλειά του λογιστή είναι δύσκολη.
The accountant's job is hard.
Χρειάζομαι έναν λογιστή για τις φορολογικές μου δηλώσεις.
I need an accountant for my tax returns.
Ο λογιστής της εταιρείας βρήκε ένα λάθος στα βιβλία.
The company's accountant found an error in the books.
Οι λογιστές πρέπει να τηρούν αυστηρούς κανόνες δεοντολογίας.
Accountants must follow strict rules of professional ethics.
Ο ορκωτός λογιστής κλήθηκε να καταθέσει ενώπιον της επιτροπής για τις παρατυπίες στους ισολογισμούς.
The certified accountant was called to testify before the committee about the irregularities in the balance sheets.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeο λογιστήςοι λογιστές
Genitiveτου λογιστήτων λογιστών
Accusativeτον λογιστήτους λογιστές
Vocativeλογιστήλογιστές

Word family

λογιστικήaccounting
λογαριάζωto count, calculate
λογαριασμόςbill, account
λογιστήριοaccounting office
λόγοςword, reason

Etymology

The word comes from λογίζομαι, meaning to calculate or reckon, which itself comes from λόγος, meaning word or reckoning. The agent suffix -τής marks the person who performs the action, so λογιστής means the one who calculates. The root goes back to a PIE base meaning to collect or gather, since counting and speaking both start from gathering things into an order.

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