"προίκα" meaning in Greek

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Noun

Etymology: From Ancient Greek προίξ (proíx). Etymology templates: {{inh|el|grc|προίξ}} Ancient Greek προίξ (proíx) Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||plural|προίκες|||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=|ts=}} προίκα • (proíka) f (plural προίκες), {{el-noun|f|προίκες}} προίκα • (proíka) f (plural προίκες) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|προίκα|προίκες|προίκας|προικών|προίκα|προίκες|προίκα|προίκες|note=}} Forms: proíka [romanization], προίκες [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], προίκα [nominative, singular], προίκες [nominative, plural], προίκας [genitive, singular], προικών [genitive, plural], προίκα [accusative, singular], προίκες [accusative, plural], προίκα [singular, vocative], προίκες [plural, vocative]
  1. dowry (cash, goods or property exchanged at time of marriage) Synonyms: προίξ
    Sense id: en-προίκα-el-noun-mTp72Wbp Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek nouns declining like 'ιστορία', Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Marriage Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'ιστορία': 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Marriage: 100 0
  2. (figuratively) capital necessary to properly operate something Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-προίκα-el-noun-GNipBKTZ Categories (other): Greek nouns declining like 'ιστορία' Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'ιστορία': 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: απροίκιστος (aproíkistos) (english: portionless, unendowed) [adjective], άπροικος (áproikos) (english: dowryless) [adjective], προικίζω (proikízo) (english: to provide a dowry), προικιό (proikió) (english: dowry, trousseau), προίκιση (proíkisi) (english: endowment) [feminine], προικισμένος (proikisménos) (english: endowed) [adjective], προικοδότηση (proikodótisi) (english: endowment) [feminine], προικοδοτώ (proikodotó) (english: to provide a dowry), προικοθήρας (proikothíras) (english: fortune hunter) [masculine], προικοθηρώ (proikothiró) (english: to see4k a large dowry), προικοσύμφωνο (proikosýmfono) (english: marriage contract) [neuter], προικώος (proikóos) (english: of a dowry, dotal) [adjective]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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