πρώην

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πρῴην (prṓiēn, lately), from Proto-Indo-European *preh₃i, from *pró (toward, leading to). See also πρωί (proḯ, morning).[1]

Adjective

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πρώην (próin) (indeclinable)

  1. former, ex, onetime, sometime

Usage notes

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  • πρώην refers to any previous holder(s) of an office or position; τέως refers to the immediately previous holder of an office or position.
    όλοι οι πρώην πρωθυπουργοί και ο τέως Πρόεδρος της Δημοκρατίας
    all the previous prime ministers and the previous President of the Republic

Coordinate terms

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  • τέως (téos, former, ex-, adverb)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πρώην”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1243-4