πρωταγωνιστής
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From πρῶτος (prôtos) + ᾰ̓γωνῐστής (ăgōnĭstḗs).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /prɔː.ta.ɡɔː.nis.tɛ̌ːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /pro.ta.ɡo.nisˈte̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /pro.ta.ɣo.nisˈtis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /pro.ta.ɣo.nisˈtis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /pro.ta.ɣo.nisˈtis/
Noun
πρωτᾰγωνῐστής • (prōtăgōnĭstḗs) m (genitive πρωτᾰγωνῐστοῦ); first declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ πρωτᾰγωνῐστής ho prōtăgōnĭstḗs |
τὼ πρωτᾰγωνῐστᾱ́ tṑ prōtăgōnĭstā́ |
οἱ πρωτᾰγωνῐσταί hoi prōtăgōnĭstaí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ πρωτᾰγωνῐστοῦ toû prōtăgōnĭstoû |
τοῖν πρωτᾰγωνῐσταῖν toîn prōtăgōnĭstaîn |
τῶν πρωτᾰγωνῐστῶν tôn prōtăgōnĭstôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ πρωτᾰγωνῐστῇ tōî prōtăgōnĭstēî |
τοῖν πρωτᾰγωνῐσταῖν toîn prōtăgōnĭstaîn |
τοῖς πρωτᾰγωνῐσταῖς toîs prōtăgōnĭstaîs | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν πρωτᾰγωνῐστήν tòn prōtăgōnĭstḗn |
τὼ πρωτᾰγωνῐστᾱ́ tṑ prōtăgōnĭstā́ |
τοὺς πρωτᾰγωνῐστᾱ́ς toùs prōtăgōnĭstā́s | ||||||||||
| Vocative | πρωτᾰγωνῐστᾰ́ prōtăgōnĭstắ |
πρωτᾰγωνῐστᾱ́ prōtăgōnĭstā́ |
πρωτᾰγωνῐσταί prōtăgōnĭstaí | ||||||||||
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Descendants
- → French: protagoniste (learned)
- Greek: πρωταγωνιστής (protagonistís)
See also
- ᾰ̓γωνῐστής (ăgōnĭstḗs)
- ᾰ̓ντᾰγωνῐστής (ăntăgōnĭstḗs)
Further reading
- “πρωταγωνιστής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “πρωταγωνιστής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- πρωταγωνιστής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πρωταγωνιστής (prōtagōnistḗs), equivalent to πρωτ- (prot-, “first”) + αγωνιστής (agonistís, “fighter, athlete”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾo.ta.ɣoniˈstis/
- Rhymes: -is
- Hyphenation: πρω‧τα‧γω‧νι‧στής
Noun
πρωταγωνιστής • (protagonistís) m (plural πρωταγωνιστές, feminine πρωταγωνίστρια)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | πρωταγωνιστής (protagonistís) | πρωταγωνιστές (protagonistés) |
| genitive | πρωταγωνιστή (protagonistí) | πρωταγωνιστών (protagonistón) |
| accusative | πρωταγωνιστή (protagonistí) | πρωταγωνιστές (protagonistés) |
| vocative | πρωταγωνιστή (protagonistí) | πρωταγωνιστές (protagonistés) |
Derived terms
- πρωταγωνιστικός (protagonistikós)
Related terms
- ανταγωνιστής m (antagonistís, “antagonist”)
- δευτεραγωνιστής m (defteragonistís, “supporting actor”)
- τριταγωνιστής m (tritagonistís, “minor role actor”)
- συμπρωταγωνιστής m (symprotagonistís), συμπρωταγωνίστρια f (“co-star, co-protagonist”)
- and see: αγώνας m (agónas) and struggle, match