-πώλης

See also: πώλης

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from the Ancient Greek πώλης (pṓlēs), from πωλέω (pōléō, “to sell, to offer for sale”).

Suffix

-πώλης • (-pólis) m

Used to form shop owner, retailer, etc:
χαρτί (chartí, “paper”) + ‎-πώλης (-pólis) → ‎χαρτοπώλης (chartopólis, “stationer”)

βιβλίο (vivlío, “book”) + ‎-πώλης (-pólis) → ‎βιβλιοπώλης (vivliopólis, “bookseller”)

Declension

declension of -πώλης

	singular	plural
nominative	-πώλης •	-πώλες •
genitive	-πώλη •	-πωλών •
accusative	-πώλη •	-πώλες •
vocative	-πώλη •	-πώλες •

Derived terms

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Related terms

-πώλισσα f (-pólissa, “forms: seller, trader”)
-πωλείο n (-poleío, “forms: shop, trading outlet”)

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