δράση

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Byzantine Greek δρᾶσις (drâsis),[1] or from Koine Greek δρᾶ(σις) (drâ(sis), effectiveness) + -ση (-si).[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈðɾa.si/
  • Hyphenation: δρά‧ση

Noun

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δράση (drásif (plural δράσεις)

  1. action (of person or object)

Declension

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Derived terms

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  • and see: δρω (dro, to take action) for stem δρασ-

References

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  1. ^ δράση, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ δράση - δράση - 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