προπύργιο

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Koine Greek προπύργιον (propúrgion, small outwork; bastion).[1] By surface analysis, προ- (pro-, fore-) +‎ πύργ(ος) (pýrg(os), tower) +‎ -ιο (-io).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɾoˈpuɾ.ʝi.o/
  • Hyphenation: προ‧πύρ‧γι‧ο

Noun

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προπύργιο (propýrgion (plural προπύργια)

  1. bastion (a well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel)
  2. (figuratively) bastion (a person, group, or thing, that strongly defends some principle)

Declension

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Synonyms

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References

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