πάροδος

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πάροδος (párodos), with semantic loan from French passage and Greek πέρασμα (pérasma) in the sense 'passage/passing (of time)'.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.ɾo.ðos/
  • Hyphenation: πά‧ρο‧δος

Noun

πάροδος • (párodos) f (plural πάροδοι)

  1. byroad, byway, bypass (secondary road)
  2. parodos (a side entrance to an Ancient Greek theater, affording access to the stage or orchestra)
  3. parodos (the ode sung by the chorus as it enters the orchestra, typically following the play's prologue)
  4. (learned) passage, passing (of time)
    Synonyms: παρέλευση f (parélefsi), πέρασμα n (pérasma)
    με την πάροδο του χρόνου ― me tin párodo tou chrónou ― with the passage of time, with the passing of time
    με την πάροδο των ετών ― me tin párodo ton etón ― with the passing of the years

Declension

Declension of πάροδος
singular plural
nominative πάροδος (párodos) πάροδοι (párodoi)
genitive παρόδου (paródou) παρόδων (paródon)
accusative πάροδο (párodo) παρόδους (paródous)
vocative πάροδε (párode)
πάροδο (párodo) 		πάροδοι (párodoi)
  • ειρήσθω εν παρόδω (eirístho en paródo)
  • εν παρόδω (en paródo)

References

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

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