προτελευταίος

Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek προτελευταῖος (proteleutaîos).[1] By surface analysis, προ- (pro-, before) +‎ τελευταίος (teleftaíos, last).[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾo.te.leˈfte.os/ (a rare case of a Greek word with two accents, emphasising προ-)
  • Hyphenation: προ‧τε‧λευ‧ταί‧ος

Adjective

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προτελευταίος (proteleftaíosm (feminine προτελευταία, neuter προτελευταίο)

  1. penultimate, last but one, next to last

Declension

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ προτελευταῖος, page 6282 - Dimitrakos, Dimitrios B. (21964) Μέγα λεξικόν ὅλης τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης [Great Dictionary of the entire Greek Language] (in Greek), Athens: Hellenic Paideia 2nd edition in 15 vols. [1st edition 1930-1950 in 9 volumes] (abbreviations - of authors)
  2. ^ προτελευταίος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language