πρεσβεία
See also: πρεσβεῖα
Ancient Greek
editEtymology
editFrom πρεσβ(εύω) (presb(eúō), “I am elderly; I am ambassador”) + -εία (-eía, “nominal suffix”) and see πρέσβυς (présbus, “elder”).[1]
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References
edit- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πρέσβυς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1231-2
Further reading
edit- “πρεσβεία”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011
Greek
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek πρεσβεία (presbeía, “body of ambassadors”), and see πρέσβυς (présbus, “elder”).
Noun
editπρεσβεία • (presveía) f (plural πρεσβείες)
Declension
editDeclension of πρεσβεία
Related terms
editSee also
editEtymology 2
editLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek πρεσβεῖα (presbeîa), plural of πρεσβεῖον (presbeîon, “privilege of age”).
Noun
editπρεσβεία • (presveía) n pl
- (formal) honours or privileges granted to elderly persons
Further reading
edit- πρεσβεία, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- πρεσβεία - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) [A Practical dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
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