katharevousa
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Katharevousa¹
- /ˌkaθəˈɹɛvuːsə/ UK
- /ˌkɑθəˈɹɛvusɑ/ US
- /ˌkɑθəˈɹɛvəsɑ/ US
Where it comes from
From Greek καθαρεύουσα (katharévousa), feminine of καθαρεύων (katharévon), present participle of Ancient Greek καθαρεύω (kathareúō, “to be clean, pure”).
proper noun katharevousa
- A learned, archaising form of Modern Greek, based on Classical Greek and used for formal and official purposes; it was legally displaced as the official language of Greece in 1976 by Demotic Greek. ‘You read the poetry of Cavafy, I have taught you to speak Katharevousa and Italian.’
katharevousa²
proper noun
- Alternative form of Katharevousa
Translations
Every language
name purist variant of Modern Greek
| Español | Catarevusa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 카타레부사 Katarebusa |
| 日本語 | カサレヴサ Kasarevusa |
| 中文 | 純正希臘語 /纯正希腊语 Chúnzhèng Xīlàyǔ |
| हिन्दी | काथारेवुसा kāthārevusā |
| Português | catarévussa, grego catarévussa |
| Français | katharévousa |
| Deutsch | Kathareuusa, Katharevusa, Katharevousa |
| Italiano | katharevousa |
| Ελληνικά | καθαρεύουσα katharévousa, Καθαρεύουσα Katharévousa |
| Русский | кафаре́вуса kafarévusa |
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