Αγαρηνός

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Ἀγαρηνός (Agarēnós), a mediaeval name, from Ἄγαρ (Ágar, “Hagar”) +‎ -ηνός (-ēnós) [1] (Hagar was the mother of Ishmael).

Noun

Αγαρηνός • (Agarinós) m (plural Αγαρηνοί, feminine Αγαρηνή)

  1. (dated, derogatory) an Ishmaelite Arab
    1. An Ottoman Muslim
    2. a Turk
    3. (figuratively) a violent, barbaric man

Declension
declension of Αγαρηνός
case     \     number singular plural
nominative Αγαρηνός • Αγαρηνοί •
genitive Αγαρηνού • Αγαρηνών •
accusative Αγαρηνό • Αγαρηνούς •
vocative Αγαρηνέ • Αγαρηνοί •

Coordinate terms

References
  1. Georgios Babiniotis (2008), “Αγαρηνός”, in Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of the New Greek Language] (in Greek), 3rd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias, →ISBN. (abbreviated)
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