Greek edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πρότᾰσῐς (prótasis), with semantic loan from French proposition in the grammatical sense.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾo.ta.si/
  • Hyphenation: πρό‧τα‧ση
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Noun edit

πρόταση (prótasif (plural προτάσεις)

  1. (grammar) sentence, clause, proposition
    κύρια πρότασηkýria prótasimain clause, independent clause
    δευτερεύουσα πρότασηdefterévousa prótasisubordinate clause
  2. proposal, proposition (something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or acceptance)
    Synonym: εισήγηση (eisígisi)
  3. motion (formal request put to a court, meeting, parliament, etc.)

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References edit

  1. ^ πρότασηΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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