- Katharevusa
- noun see Katharevousa
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Katharevusa
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Katharevusa Greek language — Greek Katharevousa, a “purist” variety of modern Greek, which until 1976 was the official written language of Greece. Katharevusa was used in government and judiciary documents as well as in most newspapers and technical publications. In … Universalium
Katharevusa — Katharevousa (Καθαρεύουσα) Projektautor Adamantios Korais Linguistische Klassifikation Konstruierte Sprache Kunstsprache Griechische Sprache Katharevousa Besonderheiten … Deutsch Wikipedia
Katharevusa — /kah theuh rev euh sah , seuh, kath euh /; Gk. /kah thah rdde vooh sah/, n. the puristic Modern Greek literary language (distinguished from Demotic). Also called Hellenic. * * * … Universalium
Katharevusa — Katharẹvusa [kaθ ], neugriechische Sprache … Universal-Lexikon
katharevusa — ka·tha·re·vu·sa … English syllables
Katharevusa — Ka•tha•re•vu•sa [[t]ˌkɑ θəˈrɛv əˌsɑ, sə, ˌkæθ ə [/t]] n. peo the puristic Modern Greek literary language (disting. from demotic 5)) … From formal English to slang
Katharevusa — /kaθəˈrɛvəˌsa/ (say kahthuh revuh.sah) noun a formal and literary variety of Modern Greek in which many characteristics of word and word shape have been restored from Ancient Greek. See demotic (def. 5). Also, Katharevousa …
Katharevusa — noun literary style of Modern Greek containing features borrowed from Koine • Hypernyms: ↑Modern Greek, ↑New Greek * * * /kah theuh rev euh sah , seuh, kath euh /; Gk. /kah thah rdde vooh sah/, n. the puristic Modern Greek literary language… … Useful english dictionary
Greek language — Indo European language spoken mostly in Greece. Its history can be divided into four phases: Ancient Greek, Koine, Byzantine Greek, and Modern Greek. Ancient Greek is subdivided into Mycenaean Greek (14th–13th centuries BC) and Archaic and… … Universalium
Demotic Greek language — also called Romaic , Greek Demotiki , or Romaiki a modern vernacular of Greece. In modern times it has been the standard spoken language and, by the 20th century, had become almost the sole language of Greek creative literature. In… … Universalium
