Word: Katharevousa
Part of speech: Proper noun
Syllables: ka
thare
vousa
Definition: Proper noun~ A learned, archaising form of Modern Greek, the artificial Greek language based on Classical Greek, used for formal and official purposes, primarily written but not used for conversation. Legally displaced in Greece in 1976 by Demotic Greek.
Morphemes:
Affix: Katharevousa
Language: en
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ A learned, archaising form of Modern Greek, the artificial Greek language based on Classical Greek, used for formal and official purposes, primarily written but not used for conversation. Legally displaced in Greece in 1976 by Demotic Greek.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: καθαρεύω
Language: grc
Decoded: kathareuo
Meaning: to be clean, pure