προσδοκία

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From προσδοκάω (prosdokáō, I expect).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

προσδοκῐ́ᾱ (prosdokíāf (genitive προσδοκῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. expectation
    • Luke 21:26
      ἀποψυχόντων ἀνθρώπων ἀπὸ φόβου καὶ προσδοκίας τῶν ἐπερχομένων τῇ οἰκουμένῃ· αἱ γὰρ δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν σαλευθήσονται.

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: προσδοκία (prosdokía) (learned)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek προσδοκία (prosdokía).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾoz.ðoˈci.a/
  • Hyphenation: προσ‧δο‧κί‧α

Noun

προσδοκία (prosdokíaf (plural προσδοκίες)

  1. expectation (that which is expected or looked for)
    Μεγάλες Προσδοκίες (Dickens novel)Megáles ProsdokíesGreat Expectations
    Το προϊόν δεν ανταποκρίθηκε στις προσδοκίες μου.
    To proïón den antapokríthike stis prosdokíes mou.
    The product did not meet my expectations.

Declension

Declension of προσδοκία
singular plural
nominative προσδοκία (prosdokía) προσδοκίες (prosdokíes)
genitive προσδοκίας (prosdokías) προσδοκιών (prosdokión)
accusative προσδοκία (prosdokía) προσδοκίες (prosdokíes)
vocative προσδοκία (prosdokía) προσδοκίες (prosdokíes)

References

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