θέατρο

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθe.a.tɾo/
  • Hyphenation: θέ‧α‧τρο

Noun

θέατρο • (théatro) n (plural θέατρα)

  1. theatre (UK), theater (US)
    1. theatre building, audience
      Όλο το θέατρο χειροκρότησε δυνατά. ― Ólo to théatro cheirokrótise dynatá. ― The whole theatre applauded loudly.
      θέατρο σκιών ― théatro skión ― shadow theatre
    2. dramatic art
    3. theatre of war

Declension

Declension of θέατρο
singular plural
nominative θέατρο • θέατρα •
genitive θεάτρου •,  θέατρου • θεάτρων •
accusative θέατρο • θέατρα •
vocative θέατρο • θέατρα •

compounds ending in -θέατρο

compounds with θεατρο-, θεατρ-

Also see θεατής (theatís), αθέατος (athéatos, “invisible”), θεατός (theatós, “visible”) & θέα (théa, “view”)

References

  1. ^ θέατρο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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