εξώστης

See also: ἐξώστης

Greek

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): /eˈkso.stis/
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Hyphenation: ε‧ξώ‧στης

Noun

εξώστης • (exóstis) m (plural εξώστες)

balcony of a building (especially for public speeches)
(theater) balcony
(theatre, by extension) people in these seats

Declension

Declension of **εξώστης**
	singular	plural
nominative	εξώστης (exóstis)	εξώστες (exóstes)
genitive	εξώστη (exósti)	εξωστών (exostón)
accusative	εξώστη (exósti)	εξώστες (exóstes)
vocative	εξώστη (exósti)	εξώστες (exóstes)

Related terms

έξωση f (éxosi, “eviction”)
εξωστικός (exostikós, “evicting”) (law)

and see: εξωθώ (exothó, “force out”)

References

^ εξώστης, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
^ εξώστης - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

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

[2] εξώστης - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

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