μεσοστρατίς

Greek

FWOTD – 18 August 2017

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek μεσοστρατίς (mesostratís), from μέσος (mésos, “middle, midst”) + στράτα (stráta, “street, road”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mesostɾaˈtis/
• Hyphenation: με‧σο‧στρα‧τίς

Adverb

μεσοστρατίς • (mesostratís)

1. (archaic, literary, poetic) in the middle of the road, midway
   • 1963, “Στρώσε Το Στρώμα Σου [Prepare Your Mattress]”, in Iakovos Kambanellis (lyrics), Mikis Theodorakis (music), Η Γειτονιά Των Αγγέλων [Neighbourhood of Angels], performed by Nikos Kourkoulos and Vangelis Seilinos:

     Ξεπρόβαλε μεσοστρατίς, το χέρι να σου δώσω.

     Xepróvale mesostratís, to chéri na sou dóso.

     Appear in the middle of the road, so that I can give you my hand.

Synonyms

• (middle of the road, midway): στη (sti) μέση (mési) του (tou) δρόμου (drómou)

Further reading

• μεσοστρατίς, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language