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σύμβουλος
advisor /simˈvulos/
nounB1#1114 most common
Also: consultant, counselor, board member
Example sentences
Ο πατέρας μου είναι σύμβουλος.
My father is an advisor.
Η δασκάλα μου έγινε σύμβουλος του σχολείου.
My teacher became the school's advisor.
Χρειαζόμαστε έναν καλό οικονομικό σύμβουλο.
We need a good financial advisor.
Ο νομικός σύμβουλος της εταιρείας εξέτασε το συμβόλαιο.
The company's legal advisor examined the contract.
Διορίστηκε σύμβουλος του πρωθυπουργού για θέματα ενέργειας.
He was appointed as the prime minister's advisor on energy matters.
Οι σύμβουλοι της κυβέρνησης διαφώνησαν έντονα σχετικά με τη νέα πολιτική.
The government's advisors disagreed strongly about the new policy.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ο σύμβουλος | οι σύμβουλοι |
| Genitive | του συμβούλου | των συμβούλων |
| Accusative | τον σύμβουλο | τους συμβούλους |
| Vocative | σύμβουλε | σύμβουλοι |
Word family
συμβουλεύωto advise, to counselσυμβουλήa piece of adviceσυμβούλιοcouncil, boardσύμβουλοςadvisory (as in modifying a role, e.g. σύμβουλος υπουργός)
Etymology
The word comes from the verb συμβουλεύω, meaning to advise or counsel, itself built from the prefix συν- (together, with) and the noun βουλή (will, counsel, deliberative council). The core sense is someone who deliberates together with another person and offers counsel. This structure survives directly in the modern word, which literally denotes one who gives joint counsel.
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