προηγούμενος

Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

present participle of προηγέομαι (proēgéomai) / προηγοῦμαι (proēgoûmai, to go first, lead). See προ- (pro-) +‎ ἡγούμενος (hēgoúmenos).

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προηγούμενος (proēgoúmenosm (feminine προηγουμένη, neuter προηγούμενον); first/second declension

  1. preceding, going first, leading the way
  2. (expression) κατά (katá) προηγούμενον λόγον (lógon): according to a guiding principle
  3. (in neuter plural): τά προηγούμενα
    1. premises, initial data
    2. (mathematics) forward points (at the same side of a radius vector
    3. (astronomy) τὰ προηγούμενα ζῴδια: the leading signs in the daily movement of the heavens

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  • Greek: προηγούμενος (proïgoúmenos)

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Etymology edit

Present participle of προηγούμαι (proïgoúmai), a verb without active forms. Also substantivised. From Ancient Greek προηγούμενος (proēgoúmenos), present participle of προηγέομαι / προηγοῦμαι (proēgoûmai).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pɾo.iˈɣu.me.nos/
  • Hyphenation: προ‧η‧γού‧με‧νος

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προηγούμενος (proïgoúmenosm (plural προηγούμενοι)

  1. the preceding, the previous one
    Ο προηγούμενος είπε ότι οι ερωτήσεις της προφορικής εξέτασης ήταν δύσκολες.
    O proïgoúmenos eípe óti oi erotíseis tis proforikís exétasis ítan dýskoles.
    The previous one [student] said that the questions of the oral test were difficult.

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Compare to declension of the masculine participle προηγούμενος.

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προηγούμενος (proïgoúmenosm (feminine προηγούμενη, neuter προηγούμενο)

  1. preceding, previous

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(formal) learned forms of the participle, functioning mostly as nouns, are inflected in the fashion of Ancient Greek προηγούμενος (proēgoúmenos).

The following substantivized forms have special meanings:

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  1. ^ προηγούμενοςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.