hetaera
pronunciation
How to pronounce hetaera in British English:
UK [hɪ'tɪərə]
How to pronounce hetaera in American English:
US [hɪ'tɪrə]
Word Origin
- hetaera (n.)
- 1820, "mistress," from Medieval Latin hetaera, from Greek hetaira "female companion," in Athens opposed to "lawful wife," and thus embracing everything from "concubine" to "courtesan;" fem. of hetairos "comrade, companion," from PIE *swet-aro-, suffixed form of root *s(w)e- (see idiom).