προστασία

Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Koine Greek προστασία (prostasía, a standing before; leadership), from προστάτης (prostátēs, leader; protector), with semantic loan from French protection.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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προστασία (prostasíaf (plural προστασίες)

  1. protection, keeping safe

Declension

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References

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