προθέρμανση

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Koine Greek προθέρμανσις (prothérmansis) + -ση (-si), with semantic loan from English warming up and German Anwärmen.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɾoˈθeɾ.man.si/
  • Hyphenation: προ‧θέρ‧μαν‧ση

Noun

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προθέρμανση (prothérmansif (plural προθερμάνσεις)

  1. preheating, prewarming
  2. (exercise) warming up, warm-up, warmup (a regime of gentle exercise undertaken before some strenuous exercise or sport)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ προθέρμανση”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998