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Greek
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /eˈkso.stis/
- Hyphenation: ε‧ξώ‧στης
Noun
εξώστης • (exóstis) m (plural εξώστες)
- balcony of a building (especially for public speeches)
- (theater) balcony
- (theatre, by extension) people in these seats
Declension
- and see: εξωθώ (exothó, “force out”)
References
- ^ εξώστης, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ 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