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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Koine Greek προθέρμανσις (prothérmansis) + -ση (-si), with semantic loan from English warming up and German Anwärmen.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾoˈθeɾ.man.si/
- Hyphenation: προ‧θέρ‧μαν‧ση
Noun
προθέρμανση • (prothérmansi) f (plural προθερμάνσεις)
- preheating, prewarming
- (exercise) warming up, warm-up, warmup (a regime of gentle exercise undertaken before some strenuous exercise or sport)
Declension
Older or formal genitive singular: προθερμάνσεως (prothermánseos)
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