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)
- (archaic, literary, poetic) in the middle of the road, midway
- 1963, Iakovos Kambanellis (lyrics), Mikis Theodorakis (music), “Στρώσε Το Στρώμα Σου [Prepare Your Mattress]”, in Η Γειτονιά Των Αγγέλων [Neighbourhood of Angels], performed by Nikos Kourkoulos & 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.
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Synonyms
- (middle of the road, midway): στη μέση του δρόμου
Further reading
- μεσοστρατίς in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.