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θεατρικός
theatrical /θe.a.tri.ˈkos/
adjectiveC1#3916 most common
Also: of the theater, dramatic
Example sentences
Ο Νίκος παίζει σε ένα θεατρικό έργο.
Nikos is acting in a play.
Είδαμε μια πολύ ωραία θεατρική παράσταση χθες.
We saw a very nice theatrical performance yesterday.
Ο πατέρας μου δουλεύει σε έναν θεατρικό οργανισμό της πόλης.
My father works at a theatrical organization in the city.
Η συγγραφέας εξέδωσε το πρώτο της θεατρικό έργο σε ηλικία είκοσι ετών.
The writer published her first play at the age of twenty.
Η θεατρική κριτική της εφημερίδας ήταν ιδιαίτερα αυστηρή για τη νέα παραγωγή.
The newspaper's theater review was particularly harsh about the new production.
Η υπερβολικά θεατρική ερμηνεία του πρωταγωνιστή διχάζει το κοινό κάθε φορά που ανεβαίνει το έργο.
The lead actor's overly theatrical performance divides the audience every time the play is staged.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | θεατρικός | θεατρικοί |
| Genitive | θεατρικού | θεατρικών |
| Accusative | θεατρικό(ν) | θεατρικούς |
| Vocative | θεατρικέ | θεατρικοί |
Word family
θέατροtheater
θεατήςspectator, viewer
θεατρίνοςactor (informal, often for a showy person)
θεατρικάtheatrically
θεατρικότηταtheatricality
Etymology
θεατρικός is built from θέατρον, the Greek word for theater, plus the adjectival suffix -ικός, meaning roughly "pertaining to." θέατρον itself comes from θεάομαι, "to look at, to behold," with the suffix -τρον marking a place or instrument. So θέατρον originally meant "a place for viewing" before it settled into its modern sense of theater. The deeper Indo-European root of θεάομαι is disputed among linguists, so no reconstructed root is given here.
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