See also: ἐξώστης

Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Byzantine Greek ἐξώστης (exṓstēs, balcony),[1] from Koine Greek ἐξώστης (exṓstēs, platform of ship or for docking ships), from Ancient Greek sense "one who drives out". From stem ἐξωσ- of the ancient verb ἐξωθέω, ἐξωθῶ (exōthéō, exōthô, force out).[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eˈkso.stis/
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  • Hyphenation: ε‧ξώ‧στης

Noun

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εξώστης (exóstism (plural εξώστες)

  1. balcony of a building (especially for public speeches)
  2. (theater) balcony
  3. (theatre, by extension) people in these seats

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ εξώστης, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ εξώστης - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre