προηγούμενος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Present participle of προηγέομαι / προηγοῦμαι (proēgoûmai) “to go first, lead” .

Pronunciation

 

Participle

προηγούμενος (proēgoúmenosm (feminine προηγουμένη, neuter προηγούμενον); first/second declension

  1. preceding, going first, leading the way
  2. (expression) κατά (katá) προηγούμενον λόγον (lógon): according to a guiding principle
  3. (in neuter plural): τά προηγούμενα
    1. premises, initial data
    2. (mathematics) forward points (at the same side of a radius vector
    3. (astronomy) τὰ προηγούμενα ζῴδια: the leading signs in the daily movement of the heavens

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Descendants

  • Greek: προηγούμενος (proïgoúmenos)

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Greek

Etymology

Present participle of προηγούμαι (proïgoúmai) also functioning as a noun. From Ancient Greek προηγούμενος (proēgoúmenos), present participle of προηγέομαι / προηγοῦμαι (proēgoûmai).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾo.iˈɣu.me.nos/
  • Hyphenation: προ‧η‧γού‧με‧νος

Noun

προηγούμενος (proïgoúmenosm (plural προηγούμενοι)

  1. the preceding, the previous one
    Ο προηγούμενος είπε ότι οι ερωτήσεις της προφορικής εξέτασης ήταν δύσκολες.
    O proïgoúmenos eípe óti oi erotíseis tis proforikís exétasis ítan dýskoles.
    The previous one [student] said that the questions of the oral test were difficult.

Declension

Compare to declension of the masculine participle προηγούμενος.

Antonyms

Participle

προηγούμενος (proïgoúmenos) (— parameter error — )

  1. preceding, previous

Usage notes

(formal) learned forms of the participle, functioning mostly as nouns, are inflected in the fashion of Ancient Greek προηγούμενος (proēgoúmenos).

The following substantivized forms have special meanings:

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