πρότασις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

προτείνω (proteínō, “I stretch forth”) +‎ -σῐς (-sĭs)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πρότᾰσῐς • (prótăsĭs) f (genitive προτᾰ́σεως); third declension

  1. putting forward; that which is put forward
  2. (in logic) proposition
  3. (in grammar) hypothetical clause of the sentence, answered by the apodosis
  4. question proposed, problem
  5. the earlier part of a dramatic poem, opposed to the epitasis and catastrophe
  6. a proposal, proposition

Declension

Third declension of ἡ πρότᾰσῐς; τῆς προτᾰ́σεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ πρότᾰσῐς
hē prótăsĭs 		τὼ προτᾰ́σει
tṑ protắsei 		αἱ προτᾰ́σεις
hai protắseis
Genitive τῆς προτᾰ́σεως
tês protắseōs 		τοῖν προτᾰσέοιν
toîn protăséoin 		τῶν προτᾰ́σεων
tôn protắseōn
Dative τῇ προτᾰ́σει
tēî protắsei 		τοῖν προτᾰσέοιν
toîn protăséoin 		ταῖς προτᾰ́σεσῐ / προτᾰ́σεσῐν
taîs protắsesĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν πρότᾰσῐν
tḕn prótăsĭn 		τὼ προτᾰ́σει
tṑ protắsei 		τᾱ̀ς προτᾰ́σεις
tā̀s protắseis
Vocative πρότᾰσῐ
prótăsĭ 		προτᾰ́σει
protắsei 		προτᾰ́σεις
protắseis
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • προτατικός (protatikós)

Descendants

  • → Latin: protasis

See also

Further reading

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