προφορά
Ancient Greek
editEtymology
editFrom προφέρω (prophérō, “to pronounce”) + -η (-ē).
Pronunciation
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pro.pʰo.rǎː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /pro.pʰoˈra/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /pro.ɸoˈra/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /pro.foˈra/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /pro.foˈra/
Noun
editπροφορᾱ́ • (prophorā́) f (genitive προφορᾶς); first declension
Declension
editCase / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ προφορᾱ́ hē prophorā́ |
τὼ προφορᾱ́ tṑ prophorā́ |
αἱ προφοραί hai prophoraí | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς προφορᾶς tês prophorâs |
τοῖν προφοραῖν toîn prophoraîn |
τῶν προφορῶν tôn prophorôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ προφορᾷ têi prophorâi |
τοῖν προφοραῖν toîn prophoraîn |
ταῖς προφοραῖς taîs prophoraîs | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν προφορᾱ́ν tḕn prophorā́n |
τὼ προφορᾱ́ tṑ prophorā́ |
τᾱ̀ς προφορᾱ́ς tā̀s prophorā́s | ||||||||||
Vocative | προφορᾱ́ prophorā́ |
προφορᾱ́ prophorā́ |
προφοραί prophoraí | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
edit- προφορικός (prophorikós)
Descendants
edit- Greek: προφορά (proforá)
Further reading
edit- “προφορά”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- προφορά in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
Greek
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek προφορά (prophorá).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editπροφορά • (proforá) f (plural προφορές)
- (linguistics) pronunciation, articulation, enunciation (manner in which sounds are pronounced)
- Η προφορά μερικών ήχων στα Ελληνικά είναι δύσκολη για τους ξένους.
- I proforá merikón íchon sta Elliniká eínai dýskoli gia tous xénous.
- The pronunciation of some of the sounds of Greek is difficult for foreigners.
- (linguistics) accent (manner in which a certain language is pronounced depending on location and other factors)
- Δεν μπορούσα να καταλάβω την Κρητική προφορά του.
- Den boroúsa na katalávo tin Kritikí proforá tou.
- I couldn't understand his Cretan accent.
Declension
editDeclension of προφορά
Derived terms
edit- προφορικός (proforikós)
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