"προ-" meaning in Greek

See προ- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /pɾo/ Forms: pro- [romanization]
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): Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 53 35 8 4
  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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: πρό- (pró-)

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for προ- meaning in Greek (2.4kB)

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    {
      "form": "pro-",
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    }
  ],
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        "1": "el",
        "2": "prefix",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "προ- • (pro-)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
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      "name": "el-prefix"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "prefix",
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    {
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        {
          "_dis": "53 35 8 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "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"
        },
        {
          "ref": "προ- (pro-) + προτελευταίος (proteleftaíos, “before the last, penultimate”) → προπροτελευταίος (proproteleftaíos, “second before last, antepenultimate”)",
          "text": "and 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"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/pɾo/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "pró-",
      "word": "πρό-"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Greek lemmas",
    "Greek prefixes",
    "Greek terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
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        "romanization"
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        "sort": ""
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
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      "name": "el-prefix"
    }
  ],
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  "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"
        }
      ],
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        "pre-, pro- (before, in front of)"
      ],
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        [
          "pre-",
          "pre-"
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        [
          "pro-",
          "pro-"
        ]
      ],
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        "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"
        },
        {
          "ref": "προ- (pro-) + προτελευταίος (proteleftaíos, “before the last, penultimate”) → προπροτελευταίος (proproteleftaíos, “second before last, antepenultimate”)",
          "text": "and learnedly, with αντι- (anti-): αντιπροτελευταίος (antiproteleftaíos)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "before the one before"
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        "(only colloquially, in repetition) before the one before"
      ],
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        "in repetition"
      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "morpheme"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/pɾo/"
    }
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    {
      "roman": "pró-",
      "word": "πρό-"
    }
  ],
  "word": "προ-"
}

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