πρόταση

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Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πρότᾰσῐς (prótasis), with semantic loan from French proposition in the grammatical sense.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾo.ta.si/
  • Hyphenation: πρό‧τα‧ση
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Noun[edit]

πρόταση (prótasif (plural προτάσεις)

  1. (grammar) sentence, clause, proposition
    κύρια πρότασηkýria prótasimain clause, independent clause
    δευτερεύουσα πρότασηdefterévousa prótasisubordinate clause
  2. proposal, proposition (something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or acceptance)
    Synonym: εισήγηση (eisígisi)
  3. motion (formal request put to a court, meeting, parliament, etc.)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ πρότασηΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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