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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From an unattested *στρατιάομαι (*stratiáomai) + -της (-tēs). Another analysis (ultimately from the same root) takes the word as a derivative in -ιώτης (-iṓtēs) of στρατός (stratós, troop, department of the people).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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στρᾰτῐώτης (stratiṓtēsm (genitive στρᾰτῐώτου); first declension (Attic, Ionic, Koine)

  1. soldier, warrior
  2. mercenary

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “στρατός (> DER > with -ιώτης)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1411-2

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ancient Greek στρατιώτης (stratiṓtēs, soldier).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /stɾaˈtço.tis/
  • Hyphenation: στρα‧τιώ‧της
  • IPA(key): /stɾa.tiˈo.tis/ (dated)
  • Hyphenation: στρα‧τι‧ώ‧της

Noun

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στρατιώτης (stratiótism (plural στρατιώτες, feminine στρατιωτίνα)

  1. (military) soldier (member of an army)
  2. (military) private (army rank), the NATO military rank OR-1
  3. (chess) pawn
    Synonym: πιόνι (pióni)

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Coordinate terms

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Derived terms

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See also

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Chess pieces in Greek · πεσσοί (pessoí) (layout · text)
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βασιλιάς (vasiliás) βασίλισσα (vasílissa) πύργος (pýrgos) αξιωματικός (axiomatikós), τρελός (trelós) ίππος (íppos) στρατιώτης (stratiótis), πιόνι (pióni)

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