μπροστινός

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek εμπροστινός (emprostinós) minus the initial unstressed vowel.[1] By surface analysis, μπροστά (brostá, in front; ahead) + -ινός (-inós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɾo.stiˈnos/
  • Hyphenation: μπρο‧στι‧νός

Adjective

μπροστινός • (brostinós) m (feminine μπροστινή, neuter μπροστινό)

  1. fore, forward, front, in front (located at the front)
    Synonym: (learned) εμπρόσθιος (emprósthios)
    Antonyms: πισινός (pisinós), (learned) οπίσθιος (opísthios)

Declension

References

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