προσωποποιία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From προσωποποιέω (prosōpopoiéō) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

προσωποποιῐ́ᾱ • (prosōpopoiĭ́āf (genitive προσωποποιῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. dramatization, the putting of speeches into the mouths of characters
  2. change of grammatical person

Inflection

Descendants

  • English: prosopopoeia (learned)
  • French: prosopopée (learned)
  • Italian: prosopopea (learned)

Further reading