πρόωρος

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πρόωρος (próōros) with semantic loan from French précoce and prématuré.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾo.o.ɾos/
  • Hyphenation: πρό‧ω‧ρος

Adjective

πρόωρος (próorosm (feminine πρόωρη, neuter πρόωρο)

  1. premature
  2. early (before the appointed or expected time)

Declension

Derived terms

References

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