παράσιτος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ, “beside”) +‎ σῖτος (sîtos, “wheat; corn”).

Compare typologically Russian нахле́бник (naxlébnik) (< хлеб (xleb)).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πᾰρᾰ́σῑτος • (părắsītos) m (genitive πᾰρᾰσῑ́του); second declension

  1. parasite (one who eats at the table of another)
  2. priest who had his meal at the public expense
  3. one who dines with a superior officer

Declension

Second declension of ὁ πᾰρᾰ́σῑτος; τοῦ πᾰρᾰσῑ́του (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ πᾰρᾰ́σῑτος
ho părắsītos 		τὼ πᾰρᾰσῑ́τω
tṑ părăsī́tō 		οἱ πᾰρᾰ́σῑτοι
hoi părắsītoi
Genitive τοῦ πᾰρᾰσῑ́του
toû părăsī́tou 		τοῖν πᾰρᾰσῑ́τοιν
toîn părăsī́toin 		τῶν πᾰρᾰσῑ́των
tôn părăsī́tōn
Dative τῷ πᾰρᾰσῑ́τῳ
tōî părăsī́tōi 		τοῖν πᾰρᾰσῑ́τοιν
toîn părăsī́toin 		τοῖς πᾰρᾰσῑ́τοις
toîs părăsī́tois
Accusative τὸν πᾰρᾰ́σῑτον
tòn părắsīton 		τὼ πᾰρᾰσῑ́τω
tṑ părăsī́tō 		τοὺς πᾰρᾰσῑ́τους
toùs părăsī́tous
Vocative πᾰρᾰ́σῑτε
părắsīte 		πᾰρᾰσῑ́τω
părăsī́tō 		πᾰρᾰ́σῑτοι
părắsītoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • πᾰρᾰσῑτέω (părăsītéō)
  • πᾰρᾰσῑ́τησῐς (părăsī́tēsĭs)
  • πᾰρᾰσῑτῐ́ᾱ (părăsītĭ́ā)
  • πᾰρᾰσῑτῐκός (părăsītĭkós)
  • πᾰρᾰσῑ́τῐον (părăsī́tĭon)

Descendants

  • → Latin: parasītus

Further reading

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