πρωταγωνιστής
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From πρῶτος (prôtos) + ᾰ̓γωνῐστής (agōnistḗs).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /prɔː.ta.ɡɔː.nis.tɛ̌ːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /pro.ta.ɡo.nisˈte̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /pro.ta.ɣo.nisˈtis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /pro.ta.ɣo.nisˈtis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /pro.ta.ɣo.nisˈtis/
Noun
πρωτᾰγωνῐστής • (prōtagōnistḗs) m (genitive πρωτᾰγωνῐστοῦ); first declension
Inflection
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ πρωτᾰγωνῐστής ho prōtagōnistḗs |
τὼ πρωτᾰγωνῐστᾱ́ tṑ prōtagōnistā́ |
οἱ πρωτᾰγωνῐσταί hoi prōtagōnistaí | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ πρωτᾰγωνῐστοῦ toû prōtagōnistoû |
τοῖν πρωτᾰγωνῐσταῖν toîn prōtagōnistaîn |
τῶν πρωτᾰγωνῐστῶν tôn prōtagōnistôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ πρωτᾰγωνῐστῇ tôi prōtagōnistêi |
τοῖν πρωτᾰγωνῐσταῖν toîn prōtagōnistaîn |
τοῖς πρωτᾰγωνῐσταῖς toîs prōtagōnistaîs | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν πρωτᾰγωνῐστήν tòn prōtagōnistḗn |
τὼ πρωτᾰγωνῐστᾱ́ tṑ prōtagōnistā́ |
τοὺς πρωτᾰγωνῐστᾱ́ς toùs prōtagōnistā́s | ||||||||||
Vocative | πρωτᾰγωνῐστᾰ́ prōtagōnistá |
πρωτᾰγωνῐστᾱ́ prōtagōnistā́ |
πρωτᾰγωνῐσταί prōtagōnistaí | ||||||||||
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Descendants
- → French: protagoniste (learned)
- Greek: πρωταγωνιστής (protagonistís)
See also
- ᾰ̓γωνῐστής (agōnistḗs)
- ᾰ̓ντᾰγωνῐστής (antagōnistḗs)
Further reading
- “πρωταγωνιστής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “πρωταγωνιστής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- πρωταγωνιστής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πρωταγωνιστής (prōtagōnistḗs), equivalent to πρωτ- (prot-, “first”) + αγωνιστής (agonistís, “fighter, athlete”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾotaɣoniˈstis/
- Hyphenation: πρω‧τα‧γω‧νι‧στής
Noun
πρωταγωνιστής • (protagonistís) m (plural πρωταγωνιστές, feminine πρωταγωνίστρια)
Declension
declension of πρωταγωνιστής
case \ number | singular | plural |
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nominative | πρωταγωνιστής • | πρωταγωνιστές • |
genitive | πρωταγωνιστή • | πρωταγωνιστών • |
accusative | πρωταγωνιστή • | πρωταγωνιστές • |
vocative | πρωταγωνιστή • | πρωταγωνιστές • |
Related terms
- ανταγωνιστής m (antagonistís, “antagonist”)
- δευτεραγωνιστής m (defteragonistís, “supporting actor”)
- τριταγωνιστής m (tritagonistís, “minor role actor”)
- συμπρωταγωνιστής m (symprotagonistís), συμπρωταγωνίστρια f (“co-star, co-protagonist”)
- and see: αγώνας m (agónas, “struggle, match”)
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