πρωτότυπος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πρωτο- (prōto-, first) +‎ τύπος (túpos, type, form).

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Adjective

πρωτότῠπος (prōtótuposm or f (neuter πρωτότῠπον); second declension

  1. original, primitive
  2. archetypal
  3. (nominalized, masculine) principal party to a contract

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek πρωτότυπος (prōtótupos), equivalent to πρωτό- (protó-, first) +‎ τύπος (týpos, type, form). Semantic loan from French original for which also see its synonym prototype.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾoˈto.ti.pos/
  • Hyphenation: πρω‧τό‧τυ‧πος

Adjective

πρωτότυπος (protótyposm (feminine πρωτότυπη, neuter πρωτότυπο)

  1. prototype
  2. original
    πρωτότυπες ιδέεςprotótypes idéesoriginal ideas

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References

  1. ^ πρωτότυποςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.