πρωτότυπος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πρωτο- (prōto-, first) + τύπος (túpos, type, form).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

πρωτότῠπος • (prōtótupos) m or f (neuter πρωτότῠπον); second declension

  1. original, primitive
  2. archetypal
  3. (nominalized, masculine) principal party to a contract

Declension

Derived terms

  • πρωτότυπον (prōtótupon, archetype, original)

Descendants

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek πρωτότυπος (prōtótupos), equivalent to πρωτό- (protó-, first) + τύπος (týpos, type, form). Semantic loan from French original for which also see its synonym prototype.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾoˈto.ti.pos/
  • Hyphenation: πρω‧τό‧τυ‧πος

Adjective

πρωτότυπος • (protótypos) m (feminine πρωτότυπη, neuter πρωτότυπο)

  1. prototype
  2. original
    πρωτότυπες ιδέεςprotótypes idéesoriginal ideas

Declension

  • πρωτοτυπία f (prototypía)
  • πρωτοτυπικός (prototypikós, adjective)
  • πρωτότυπο n (protótypo)
  • πρωτοτυπώ (prototypó, verb)

References

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