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Katharevousa is an English word. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Katharevousa in a sentence

Katharevousa meaning

A learned, archaising form of Modern Greek, based on Classical Greek and used for formal and official purposes; it was legally displaced as the official language of Greece in 1976 by Demotic Greek.

Using Katharevousa

  • The main meaning on this page is: A learned, archaising form of Modern Greek, based on Classical Greek and used for formal and official purposes; it was legally displaced as the official language of Greece in 1976 by Demotic Greek.
  • In the example corpus, katharevousa often appears in combinations such as: and katharevousa, the katharevousa.

Context around Katharevousa

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

though 1× purist 1×

Often after:

forms 1× versions 1× language 1× reforms 1× genitive 1× purified 1× fell 1×

Sentence patterns with Katharevousa

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and the katharevousa reforms 1× demotic and katharevousa versions of 1× even though katharevousa is no 1× in the katharevousa genitive case 1× language and katharevousa fell to 1× published in katharevousa purified greek 1× surnames have katharevousa forms even 1× the purist katharevousa language 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

during this period 1× female surnames are 1× government documents and 1× the dispute was 1× the language question 1× upon his return 1×

Common sentence endings:

a male name 1× fell to disuse 1× greeks could read 1× purist katharevousa language 1× resolved in 1976 1× the katharevousa reforms 1×

Words around Katharevousa

Just before it in the word index:

kathanayakudu 4 kathaleen 2 kathakali 11 kathak 18 katha 27 kath 47

Just after it in the word index:

katharina 15 katharine 110 katharyn 2 kathe 7 kathem 2 katheria 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Katharevousa

  • In this selection, "katharevousa" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, though, purist, forms, versions and language stand out and add context to how "katharevousa" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the katharevousa reforms and demotic and katharevousa versions of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "katharevousa" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with katharevousa

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Female surnames are most often in the Katharevousa genitive case of a male name. (14 words)

Government documents and newspapers were consequently published in Katharevousa (purified) Greek, a form which few ordinary Greeks could read. (19 words)

Because of their codification in the Modern Greek state, surnames have Katharevousa forms even though Katharevousa is no longer the official standard. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

Upon his return to Zakynthos, Solomos tried his hand at writing poems in Greek for the first time and controversially at the time attempted these poems in Demotic Greek rather than the “purist” Katharevousa language. (35 words)

The “Language Question,” as the debate over the use of the Demotic and Katharevousa versions of the Greek language came to be known, was finally and officially resolved in 1976. (30 words)

During this period, spoken Greek became more prevalent in the written tradition, as demotic Greek came to be used more and more over the Attic idiom and the katharevousa reforms. (30 words)

Example sentences (7)

Because of their codification in the Modern Greek state, surnames have Katharevousa forms even though Katharevousa is no longer the official standard.

The “Language Question,” as the debate over the use of the Demotic and Katharevousa versions of the Greek language came to be known, was finally and officially resolved in 1976.

Upon his return to Zakynthos, Solomos tried his hand at writing poems in Greek for the first time and controversially at the time attempted these poems in Demotic Greek rather than the “purist” Katharevousa language.

During this period, spoken Greek became more prevalent in the written tradition, as demotic Greek came to be used more and more over the Attic idiom and the katharevousa reforms.

Female surnames are most often in the Katharevousa genitive case of a male name.

Government documents and newspapers were consequently published in Katharevousa (purified) Greek, a form which few ordinary Greeks could read.

The dispute was finally resolved in 1976, when Dimotiki was made the only official variation of the Greek language, and Katharevousa fell to disuse.

Common combinations with katharevousa

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "katharevousa" in a sentence?
An example: "Because of their codification in the Modern Greek state, surnames have Katharevousa forms even though Katharevousa is no longer the official standard." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "katharevousa" from authentic English texts.
What does "katharevousa" mean?
Katharevousa means: A learned, archaising form of Modern Greek, based on Classical Greek and used for formal and official purposes; it was legally displaced as the official language of Greece in 1976 by Demotic Greek.
How many example sentences with "katharevousa" are there?
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