ρητορική

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾi.to.ɾiˈci/
  • Hyphenation: ρη‧το‧ρι‧κή

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ῥητορική (rhētorikḗ).[1]

Noun

ρητορική • (ritorikí) f

  1. rhetoric (the art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade)
Declension
Declension of ρητορική
singular plural
nominative ρητορική (ritorikí) ρητορικές (ritorikés)
genitive ρητορικής (ritorikís) ρητορικών (ritorikón)
accusative ρητορική (ritorikí) ρητορικές (ritorikés)
vocative ρητορική (ritorikí) ρητορικές (ritorikés)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

ρητορική • (ritorikí)

  1. feminine nominative/accusative/vocative singular of ρητορικός (ritorikós)

References

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

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