επάγγελμα
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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπάγγελμα (epángelma)[1] (Hellenistic sense "profession", ancient "promise"), and semantic loan from French profession.[2] By surface analysis, επ- (ep-, “upon”) + αγγέλλω (angéllo, “Ι announce”) + -μα (-ma, ing). Calque of Latin professiō (“avowal, public declaration”).
Pronunciation
Noun
επάγγελμα • (epángelma) n (plural επαγγέλματα)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | επάγγελμα (epángelma) | επαγγέλματα (epangélmata) |
| genitive | επαγγέλματος (epangélmatos) | επαγγελμάτων (epangelmáton) |
| accusative | επάγγελμα (epángelma) | επαγγέλματα (epangélmata) |
| vocative | επάγγελμα (epángelma) | επαγγέλματα (epangélmata) |
Related terms
- and see: αγγέλλω (angéllo, “announce”)
- ανεπάγγελτος (anepángeltos, “professionless”)
- αντιεπαγγελματικός (antiepangelmatikós, “amateur, unprofessional”, adjective)
- αυτεπάγγελτος (aftepángeltos) (law)
- επαγγελία f (epangelía, “announcement, promise”)
- επαγγελματίας m or f (epangelmatías, “professional”)
- επαγγελματικός (epangelmatikós, “professional”, adjective)
- επαγγελματισμός m (epangelmatismós, “professionalism”)
- επαγγέλομαι (epangélomai, “my profession is”) (formal)
See also
- ομολογία f (omología, “declaration, profession”)
References
- ^ επάγγελμα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
- ^ επάγγελμα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
επάγγελμα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
