διακήρυξη

Greek

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Etymology

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Learnedly, from Koine Greek διακήρυ(ξις) < (-σις) (diakḗru(xis) < (-sis), sale by auction) + -ση (-si) > -ξη (-xi), from διακηρύσσω (diakērússō, proclaim) and semantic loan from French proclamation.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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διακήρυξη (diakíryxif (plural διακηρύξεις)

  1. an official proclamation, declaration or announcement
    Οικουμενική διακήρυξη των δικαιωμάτων του ανθρώπουOikoumenikí diakíryxi ton dikaiomáton tou anthrópouthe Universal Declaration of Human Rights [2]

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ διακήρυξη”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
  2. ^ [1] Greek text of Universal Declaration of Human Rights