προσ-
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Ancient Greek[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Prefix version of the preposition πρός (prós, “towards”).
Prefix[edit]
προσ- • (pros-)
- motion towards, accession to, or nearness to
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “πρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Greek[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- πρόσ- (prós-)
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek προσ- (pros-, “against”). See preposition προς.[1]
Prefix[edit]
προσ- • (pros-)
- toward
- (means proximity)
- (means agreement, similarity)
- (means hostility)
- (accentuates the meaning)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ προσ- - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.