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πολεμιστής
warrior /po.le.miˈstis/
nounB1#1258 most common
Also: fighter, combatant
Example sentences
Ο πολεμιστής είναι δυνατός.
The warrior is strong.
Ο πολεμιστής κρατάει ένα σπαθί.
The warrior holds a sword.
Οι αρχαίοι πολεμιστές πολεμούσαν με ασπίδες και δόρατα.
The ancient warriors fought with shields and spears.
Ο νεαρός πολεμιστής εκπαιδεύτηκε σκληρά πριν από τη μάχη.
The young warrior trained hard before the battle.
Η γενναιότητα του πολεμιστή έμεινε στη μνήμη όλου του χωριού.
The warrior's bravery stayed in the memory of the whole village.
Στη μυθολογία, ο πολεμιστής συχνά συμβολίζει την πάλη ανάμεσα στο χρέος και στον φόβο.
In mythology, the warrior often symbolizes the struggle between duty and fear.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | πολεμιστής | πολεμιστές |
| Genitive | πολεμιστή | πολεμιστών |
| Accusative | πολεμιστή | πολεμιστές |
| Vocative | πολεμιστή | πολεμιστές |
Word family
Etymology
Πολεμιστής is an agent noun built on πόλεμος, the Greek word for war, with the agent suffix -ιστής, meaning roughly "one who wages war". The base noun πόλεμος has no securely established pre-Greek root; scholars disagree on its origin, and some suspect it comes from a substrate language rather than inherited Indo-European vocabulary. Because of this uncertainty, no reliable Proto-Indo-European root can be given.
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