μέτοικος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

μετα- (meta-, indicating change) + οἶκος (oîkos, home)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μέτοικος • (métoikos) m, f (genitive μετοίκου); second declension

(Ionic, Attic, Koine)
  1. metic; settler from abroad, alien resident in a foreign city-state, denizen, immigrant
  2. (Koine only, rare) occupant of the same house
    • Sammelb. 5837

Declension

Antonyms

  • (settler from abroad): ἐγγενής (engenḗs)

Descendants

References


Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέτοικος (métoikos, foreigner, metic)

Noun

μέτοικος (métoikos) m (plural μέτοικοι)

  1. metic
  2. immigrant

Declension

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