πρόταση

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πρότᾰσῐς (prótăsĭs), with semantic loan from French proposition in the grammatical sense.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾo.ta.si/
  • Hyphenation: πρό‧τα‧ση

Noun

πρόταση • (prótasi) f (plural προτάσεις)

  1. (grammar) sentence, clause, proposition
    κύρια πρόταση ― kýria prótasi ― main clause, independent clause
    δευτερεύουσα πρόταση ― defterévousa prótasi ― subordinate clause
  2. proposal, proposition (something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or acceptance)
    Synonym: εισήγηση (eisígisi)
  3. motion (formal request put to a court, meeting, parliament, etc.)

Declension

Declension of πρόταση
singular plural
nominative πρόταση (prótasi) προτάσεις (protáseis)
genitive πρότασης (prótasis) προτάσεων (protáseon)
accusative πρόταση (prótasi) προτάσεις (protáseis)
vocative πρόταση (prótasi) προτάσεις (protáseis)

Older or formal genitive singular: προτάσεως (protáseos)

See also

References

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

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