katharevusa

katharevusa
ka·tha·re·vu·sa

English syllables. 2014.

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  • Katharevusa Greek language — Greek  Katharevousa,         a “purist” variety of modern Greek, which until 1976 was the official written language of Greece. Katharevusa was used in government and judiciary documents as well as in most newspapers and technical publications. In …   Universalium

  • Katharevusa — noun see Katharevousa …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Katharevusa — Katharevousa (Καθαρεύουσα) Projektautor Adamantios Korais Linguistische Klassifikation Konstruierte Sprache Kunstsprache Griechische Sprache Katharevousa Besonderheiten …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Katharevusa — /kah theuh rev euh sah , seuh, kath euh /; Gk. /kah thah rdde vooh sah/, n. the puristic Modern Greek literary language (distinguished from Demotic). Also called Hellenic. * * * …   Universalium

  • Katharevusa — Katharẹvusa   [kaθ ], neugriechische Sprache …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Katharevusa — Ka•tha•re•vu•sa [[t]ˌkɑ θəˈrɛv əˌsɑ, sə, ˌkæθ ə [/t]] n. peo the puristic Modern Greek literary language (disting. from demotic 5)) …   From formal English to slang

  • Katharevusa — /kaθəˈrɛvəˌsa/ (say kahthuh revuh.sah) noun a formal and literary variety of Modern Greek in which many characteristics of word and word shape have been restored from Ancient Greek. See demotic (def. 5). Also, Katharevousa …  

  • Katharevusa — noun literary style of Modern Greek containing features borrowed from Koine • Hypernyms: ↑Modern Greek, ↑New Greek * * * /kah theuh rev euh sah , seuh, kath euh /; Gk. /kah thah rdde vooh sah/, n. the puristic Modern Greek literary language… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Greek language — Indo European language spoken mostly in Greece. Its history can be divided into four phases: Ancient Greek, Koine, Byzantine Greek, and Modern Greek. Ancient Greek is subdivided into Mycenaean Greek (14th–13th centuries BC) and Archaic and… …   Universalium

  • Demotic Greek language — also called  Romaic , Greek  Demotiki , or  Romaiki        a modern vernacular of Greece. In modern times it has been the standard spoken language and, by the 20th century, had become almost the sole language of Greek creative literature. In… …   Universalium

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