χειροκρότημα

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Etymology

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χειροκροτώ (cheirokrotó, to applaud) +‎ -μα (-ma). Calque of French battement de mains[1] or calque of French applaudissement.[2] Attested since 1835 in plural as χειροκροτήματα (cheirokrotímata).[3]

Noun

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χειροκρότημα (cheirokrótiman (plural χειροκροτήματα)

  1. applause

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ χειροκρότημα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ χειροκρότημα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
  3. ^ χειροκροτήματα p.1107, vol.2 - Koumanoudis, Stefanos Αth. (1900) Συναγωγὴ νέων λέξεων ὑπὸ τῶν λογίων πλασθεισῶν ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀλώσεως μέχρι τῶν καθ’ ἡμᾶς χρόνων. Sunagōgḕ néōn léxeōn hupò tôn logíōn plastheisôn apò tês Alṓseōs mékhri tôn kath’ hēmâs khrónōn. [A collection of new words created by scholars from the fall of Constantinople until our times.] (In Katharevousa, Greek) Vols:1‑2. Athens: P. Dh. Sakellariou. @anemi, abbreviations (V).

Further reading

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