μεσάζων

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μεσάζων (mesázōn), active present participle of μεσάζω (mesázō, “to be inserted in the middle, to intervene”), with semantic loan from French intermédiaire.[1] Doublet of μεσάζοντας (mesázontas).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˈsa.zon/
  • Hyphenation: με‧σά‧ζων

Noun

μεσάζων • (mesázon) m (plural μεσάζοντες)

  1. middleman, intermediary, facilitator
    Synonym: μεσάζοντας m (mesázontas)

Declension

Declension of μεσάζων
singular plural
nominative μεσάζων (mesázon) μεσάζοντες (mesázontes)
genitive μεσάζοντος (mesázontos) μεσαζόντων (mesazónton)
accusative μεσάζοντα (mesázonta) μεσάζοντες (mesázontes)
vocative μεσάζων (mesázon) μεσάζοντες (mesázontes)

References

  1. ^ μεσάζων, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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