armatole

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Greek αρματολός (armatolós), alternative form of αρματόλογος (armatólogos, “a person concerned or involved with arms or weapons”), from άρματα (ármata) (plural of άρμα (árma, “weapon”), from Byzantine Greek ἄρμα (árma), from Latin arma (“armour, defensive arms, shields, weapons of war”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos (“fitting”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (“to join”)) + λόγος (lógos, “subject matter”) (from Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos), from λέγω (légō, “to say”), from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-). The plural form armatoloi and possibly armatoli are from the Greek plural form αρματολοί (armatoloí). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑːmətəʊl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹməˌtoʊl/ Hyphenation: ar‧ma‧tole === Noun === armatole (plural armatoles or armatoli) (historical) A Greek armed mercenary who enforced Ottoman rule in Greece from the 15th century onward; during the Greek War of Independence (1821–1832), many armatoloi became pro-independence guerrilla fighters opposed to Ottoman rule. ==== Alternative forms ==== Armatole armatolos ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Altomare == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈarmatolɛ] Rhymes: -ole Hyphenation: ar‧ma‧to‧le === Noun === armatole vocative singular of armatol == French == === Noun === armatole m (plural armatoles) Armatole