"προ-" meaning in Greek

See προ- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /pɾo/ Forms: pro- [romanization], πρό- [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|el|prefix|head=|sort=}} προ- • (pro-), {{el-prefix}} προ- • (pro-)
  1. pre-, pro- (before, in front of) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-προ--el-prefix-v9QarcEQ Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 18 9 9 17 10 15 8 6 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 10 10 16 11 16 7 5 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 9 9 14 10 27 6 4 7 Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 47 25 6 22
  2. protect Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-προ--el-prefix-aA3OYz2x
  3. something done publicly Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-προ--el-prefix-lHsxEPPX
  4. (only colloquially, in repetition) before the one before Tags: colloquial, morpheme
    Sense id: en-προ--el-prefix-UTXsroL3

Alternative forms

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pro-",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρό-",
      "roman": "pró-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "prefix",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "προ- • (pro-)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "προ- • (pro-)",
      "name": "el-prefix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Greek",
  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 9 9 17 10 15 8 6 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 10 10 16 11 16 7 5 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 9 9 14 10 27 6 4 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 25 6 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "προ- (pro-) + ειδοποιώ (eidopoió, “to inform”) → προειδοποιώ (proeidopoió, “to forewarn”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "προ- (pro-) + γιαγιά (giagiá, “grandmother”) → προγιαγιά (progiagiá, “great-grandmother”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "προ- (pro-) + τελευταίος (teleftaíos, “last, ultimate”) → προτελευταίος (proteleftaíos, “before the last, penultimate”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pre-, pro- (before, in front of)"
      ],
      "id": "en-προ--el-prefix-v9QarcEQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "pre-",
          "pre-"
        ],
        [
          "pro-",
          "pro-"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "προ- (pro-) + φυλάσσω (fylásso, “keep safe”) → προφυλάσσω (profylásso, “protect”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "protect"
      ],
      "id": "en-προ--el-prefix-aA3OYz2x",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "something done publicly"
      ],
      "id": "en-προ--el-prefix-lHsxEPPX",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "προ- (pro-) + προγιαγιά (progiagiá, “great-grandmother”) → προπρογιαγιά (proprogiagiá, “great great-grandmother”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "προ- (pro-) + προτελευταίος (proteleftaíos, “before the last, penultimate”) → προπροτελευταίος (proproteleftaíos, “second before last, antepenultimate”)\nand learnedly, with αντι- (anti-): αντιπροτελευταίος (antiproteleftaíos)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "before the one before"
      ],
      "id": "en-προ--el-prefix-UTXsroL3",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(only colloquially, in repetition) before the one before"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in repetition"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pɾo/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "προ-"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Greek lemmas",
    "Greek prefixes",
    "Pages using catfix",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pro-",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρό-",
      "roman": "pró-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "prefix",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "προ- • (pro-)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "προ- • (pro-)",
      "name": "el-prefix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Greek",
  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "προ- (pro-) + ειδοποιώ (eidopoió, “to inform”) → προειδοποιώ (proeidopoió, “to forewarn”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "προ- (pro-) + γιαγιά (giagiá, “grandmother”) → προγιαγιά (progiagiá, “great-grandmother”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "προ- (pro-) + τελευταίος (teleftaíos, “last, ultimate”) → προτελευταίος (proteleftaíos, “before the last, penultimate”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pre-, pro- (before, in front of)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pre-",
          "pre-"
        ],
        [
          "pro-",
          "pro-"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "προ- (pro-) + φυλάσσω (fylásso, “keep safe”) → προφυλάσσω (profylásso, “protect”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "protect"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "something done publicly"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "προ- (pro-) + προγιαγιά (progiagiá, “great-grandmother”) → προπρογιαγιά (proprogiagiá, “great great-grandmother”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "προ- (pro-) + προτελευταίος (proteleftaíos, “before the last, penultimate”) → προπροτελευταίος (proproteleftaíos, “second before last, antepenultimate”)\nand learnedly, with αντι- (anti-): αντιπροτελευταίος (antiproteleftaíos)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "before the one before"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(only colloquially, in repetition) before the one before"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in repetition"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pɾo/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "προ-"
}

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