εξώστης
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See also: ἐξώστης
Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Byzantine Greek ἐξώστης (exṓstēs, “balcony”),[1] from Koine Greek ἐξώστης (exṓstēs, “platform of ship or for docking ships”), from Ancient Greek sense "one who drives out". From stem ἐξωσ- of the ancient verb ἐξωθέω, ἐξωθῶ (exōthéō, exōthô, “force out”).[2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
εξώστης • (exóstis) m (plural εξώστες)
- balcony of a building (especially for public speeches)
- (theater) balcony
- (theatre, by extension) people in these seats
Declension[edit]
declension of εξώστης
Related terms[edit]
- and see: εξωθώ (exothó, “force out”)
References[edit]
- ^ εξώστης - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- ^ εξώστης - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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