Katharevousa

== English == === Alternative forms === katharevousa === Etymology === From Greek καθαρεύουσα (katharévousa), feminine of καθαρεύων (katharévon), present participle of Ancient Greek καθαρεύω (kathareúō, “to be clean, pure”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌkaθəˈɹɛvuːsə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌkɑθəˈɹɛvusɑ/, /ˌkɑθəˈɹɛvəsɑ/ Hyphenation: Ka‧tha‧re‧vou‧sa === Proper noun === Katharevousa 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. Coordinate terms: Classical Greek, Demotic Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine, purist Greek ==== Holonyms ==== Modern Greek ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Category of Katharevousa words