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Greek
Etymology
Calque of French à huis clos. In genitive plural, from Ancient Greek perfect participle κεκλεισμένος (kekleisménos, “κεκλεισμένων”) of verb κλείω (kleíō), and θύρα (thúra, “η θύρα, τῶν θῠρῶν”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ceklizˈmenon ton θiˈron/
Phrase
κεκλεισμένων των θυρών • (kekleisménon ton thyrón)
- (archaic, Katharevousa, learned) behind closed doors, in camera, privately, without audience (mainly for juries)
το δικαστήριο / η επιτροπή συνεδριάζει κεκλεισμένων των θυρών- to dikastírio / i epitropí synedriázei kekleisménon ton thyrón
- The jury / the council convenes in camera.
Οι εξετάσεις πιάνου στο ωδείο γίνονται κεκλεισμένων των θυρών· δεν υπάρχει ακροατήριο.- Oi exetáseis piánou sto odeío gínontai kekleisménon ton thyrón; den ypárchei akroatírio.
- Piano exams at the conservatorie are behind closed doors; there is no audience.
Usage notes
- Phrase used only in genitive plural, without inflection.
- Polytonic script, before 1982: κεκλεισμένων τῶν θυρῶν