αφέντης
Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek ἀφέντης (aphéntēs), from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs, “ruler”).
Declension
Descendants
- → Ottoman Turkish: افندی (efendi) (see there for further descendants)
Further reading
- αφέντης - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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