προσοχή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From προσέχω (prosékhō, “to guard against”) +‎ -η (-ē, abstract noun suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pro.so.kʰɛ̌ː/ → /pro.soˈçi/ → /pro.soˈçi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pro.so.kʰɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pro.soˈkʰe̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /pro.soˈçi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /pro.soˈçi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /pro.soˈçi/

Noun

προσοχή • (prosokhḗ) f (genitive προσοχῆς); first declension (Koine)

1. (Koine) attention

Inflection

First declension of ἡ προσοχή; τῆς προσοχῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ προσοχή hē prosokhḗ	τὼ προσοχᾱ́ tṑ prosokhā́	αἱ προσοχαί hai prosokhaí
Genitive	τῆς προσοχῆς tês prosokhês	τοῖν προσοχαῖν toîn prosokhaîn	τῶν προσοχῶν tôn prosokhôn
Dative	τῇ προσοχῇ têi prosokhêi	τοῖν προσοχαῖν toîn prosokhaîn	ταῖς προσοχαῖς taîs prosokhaîs
Accusative	τὴν προσοχήν tḕn prosokhḗn	τὼ προσοχᾱ́ tṑ prosokhā́	τᾱ̀ς προσοχᾱ́ς tā̀s prosokhā́s
Vocative	προσοχή prosokhḗ	προσοχᾱ́ prosokhā́	προσοχαί prosokhaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: προσοχή (prosochí)

Further reading

• “προσοχή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “προσοχή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• προσοχή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek προσοχή (prosokhḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾosoˈçi/
• Hyphenation: προ‧σο‧χή

Interjection

προσοχή • (prosochí)

1. attention, be careful, watch out

   Προσοχή! Το δέντρο πέφτει.

   Prosochí! To déntro péftei.

   Watch out! The tree is falling!

2. (military) attention (drill order)

Noun

προσοχή • (prosochí) f (uncountable)

1. attention, focus

   Μην του αποσπάς την προσοχή όταν οδηγάει.

   Min tou apospás tin prosochí ótan odigáei.

   Don't distract his attention while he's driving.

2. attention, care

   Οι δίσκοι μου χρειάζονται προσοχή και φροντίδα.

   Oi dískoi mou chreiázontai prosochí kai frontída.

   My records need attention and care.

   Το αυτοκίνητό μου θέλει προσοχή.

   To aftokínitó mou thélei prosochí.

   My car needs care.

3. (military) attention (upright pose with hands rigidly at side)

Declension

Declension of προσοχή

	singular
nominative	προσοχή (prosochí)
genitive	προσοχής (prosochís)
accusative	προσοχή (prosochí)
vocative	προσοχή (prosochí)

Synonyms

• (attention, care): επιμέλεια f (epiméleia), πρόνοια f (prónoia), επαγρύπνηση f (epagrýpnisi)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “attention!”): ανάπαυση f (anápafsi, “at ease”)