πρόσοψη

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πρόσοψις (prósopsis) + -ψη (-psi).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾo.so.psi/
  • Hyphenation: πρό‧σο‧ψη

Noun

πρόσοψη • (prósopsi) f (plural προσόψεις)

  1. facade, front, frontage (the face of a building, especially the front view or elevation)
  2. facade, front (a deceptive or insincere outward appearance)

Declension

Declension of πρόσοψη
singular plural
nominative πρόσοψη (prósopsi) προσόψεις (prosópseis)
genitive πρόσοψης (prósopsis) προσόψεων (prosópseon)
accusative πρόσοψη (prósopsi) προσόψεις (prosópseis)
vocative πρόσοψη (prósopsi) προσόψεις (prosópseis)

Older or formal genitive singular: προσόψεως (prosópseos)

References

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

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