εκτάκτως

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἐκτάκτως (ektáktōs, “separately”) with semantic adaptation to the modern meaning of έκτακτος (éktaktos).[1] By surface analysis, έκτακτ(ος) (éktakt(os)) +‎ -ως (-os).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eˈkta.ktos/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧κτά‧κτως

Adverb

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εκτάκτως • (ektáktos)

  1. on an emergency/extraordinary basis, exceptionally (conducted or convened ad hoc ahead of the normal schedule)

References

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  1. ^ εκτάκτως, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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