Talk:Witcher/@comment-4250303-20151206201335

A bit of a rant to follow.

Concerning the term Witcher, I have been trying to coin the proper term for it in the Greek language. I realise that there is no official translation but here are my thoughts.

I was reading into the various translations that stem from the Polish term 'Wiedźmin. The translations I have come around with are (obv) Witcher, Hexer and Spellmaker', in that exact order of prevalence. The only word of those that can accurately be transferred into Greek in a way that it makes sense is Spellmaker. That is because adding the word Witch (which is both in English and in Greek a sorceress) with a male suffix would look utterly ridiculous in Greek (possible term : Magissos). However it is probably the most direct translation of Witcher into Greek. Again though I specify that it makes little sense.

As far as Hexer is concerned the Greek language makes no distinction between a spell and a hex unless we take a negative hex in which case it is a curse. A Witcher does not curse in his profession, but rather solves curses (if possible). As such Hexer is an impossible term to translate without specifying something negative.

Finally we have the term 'Spellmaker. 'Out of this word I have found I can produce a neoterism in the Greek language that is quite accurate to translate Geralt's profession. That word is Mageiourgos. It comes from the words Mageia + Ergon and is in essence someone who works with magic/does magic, without the word being the same as the word Magos (Mage/Wizard).

Long story short : I suggest the term Μαγειουργός/Mageiourgos as the proper translation of Witcher into the Greek language to be added in the above lists.

Thank you.

Note of Import : I am a native Greek speaker