εξώστης

See also: ἐξώστης

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Byzantine Greek ἐξώστης (exṓstēs, “balcony”),[1] from Koine Greek ἐξώστης (exṓstēs, “platform of ship or for docking ships”), from Ancient Greek sense "one who drives out". From stem ἐξωσ- of the ancient verb ἐξωθέω, ἐξωθῶ (exōthéō, exōthô, “force out”).[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /eˈkso.stis/
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  • Hyphenation: ε‧ξώ‧στης

Noun

εξώστης • (exóstis) m (plural εξώστες)

  1. balcony of a building (especially for public speeches)
  2. (theater) balcony
  3. (theatre, by extension) people in these seats

Declension
declension of εξώστης
case     \     number singular plural
nominative εξώστης • εξώστες •
genitive εξώστη • εξωστών •
accusative εξώστη • εξώστες •
vocative εξώστη • εξώστες •
  • έξωση f (éxosi, “eviction”)
  • εξωστικός (exostikós, “evicting”) (law)
  • and see: εξωθώ (exothó, “force out”)

References
  1. εξώστης - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. εξώστης - 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
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