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A first list of Katharevousa words, each with its source.
A first list, in progress. Every word was found in at least one published source, named beside it. Words marked Attested were found in two independent sources, or in one public domain work. Words marked Unconfirmed have not yet been found in a second independent source. The checks so far were made with AI assistance, and no word has yet been reviewed by the editorial board. The meanings are written by us.
30 words · 0 attested · 30 unconfirmed
Source: Στούκας, Μιχάλης (2022) «Η γλώσσα του νέου ελληνικού κράτους (19ος αιώνας)», ProtoThema, 22 October 2022; copyrighted journalism, citable, list of common word pairs (demotic and learned): μονοπάτι, ατραπός (Pair seen in a press article on the 19th century language question; needs an academic or lexicographic second source (Vyzantios or Triantafyllides λόγιο label))
Source: Στούκας, Μιχάλης (2022) «Η γλώσσα του νέου ελληνικού κράτους (19ος αιώνας)», ProtoThema, 22 October 2022; copyrighted journalism, citable, list of common word pairs (demotic and learned): κόκκινος, ερυθρός (Pair seen in a press article on the 19th century language question; needs an academic or lexicographic second source (Vyzantios or Triantafyllides λόγιο label))
Source: Στούκας, Μιχάλης (2022) «Η γλώσσα του νέου ελληνικού κράτους (19ος αιώνας)», ProtoThema, 22 October 2022; copyrighted journalism, citable, paragraph on purification methods: "όχι μενεξές αλλά ίον" (Pair seen in a press article on the 19th century language question; needs an academic or lexicographic second source (Vyzantios or Triantafyllides λόγιο label))
Source: Στούκας, Μιχάλης (2022) «Η γλώσσα του νέου ελληνικού κράτους (19ος αιώνας)», ProtoThema, 22 October 2022; copyrighted journalism, citable, list of common word pairs (demotic and learned): ψάρι, ιχθύς (Pair seen in a press article on the 19th century language question; needs an academic or lexicographic second source (Vyzantios or Triantafyllides λόγιο label))
Source: Στούκας, Μιχάλης (2022) «Η γλώσσα του νέου ελληνικού κράτους (19ος αιώνας)», ProtoThema, 22 October 2022; copyrighted journalism, citable, list of common word pairs (demotic and learned): σκύλος, κύων (Pair seen in a press article on the 19th century language question; needs an academic or lexicographic second source (Vyzantios or Triantafyllides λόγιο label))
Source: Στούκας, Μιχάλης (2022) «Η γλώσσα του νέου ελληνικού κράτους (19ος αιώνας)», ProtoThema, 22 October 2022; copyrighted journalism, citable, list of common word pairs (demotic and learned): άσπρος, λευκός (Pair seen in a press article on the 19th century language question; needs an academic or lexicographic second source (Vyzantios or Triantafyllides λόγιο label))
Source: Στούκας, Μιχάλης (2022) «Η γλώσσα του νέου ελληνικού κράτους (19ος αιώνας)», ProtoThema, 22 October 2022; copyrighted journalism, citable, list of common word pairs (demotic and learned): πέτρα, λίθος (Pair seen in a press article on the 19th century language question; needs an academic or lexicographic second source (Vyzantios or Triantafyllides λόγιο label))
Source: Στούκας, Μιχάλης (2022) «Η γλώσσα του νέου ελληνικού κράτους (19ος αιώνας)», ProtoThema, 22 October 2022; copyrighted journalism, citable, list of common word pairs (demotic and learned): μαύρος, μέλας (Pair seen in a press article on the 19th century language question; needs an academic or lexicographic second source (Vyzantios or Triantafyllides λόγιο label))
Source: Στούκας, Μιχάλης (2022) «Η γλώσσα του νέου ελληνικού κράτους (19ος αιώνας)», ProtoThema, 22 October 2022; copyrighted journalism, citable, list of common word pairs (demotic and learned): βουνό, όρος (Pair seen in a press article on the 19th century language question; needs an academic or lexicographic second source (Vyzantios or Triantafyllides λόγιο label))
Source: Ηλιόπουλος, Θωμάς Γ. (2012) «Σκεπτόγραμμα», Νέος Κόσμος (Greek edition), 5 April 2012; copyrighted journalism, citable, column text, katharevousa and demotic examples (Seen in a newspaper column; needs a lexicographic second source)
Source: Στούκας, Μιχάλης (2022) «Η γλώσσα του νέου ελληνικού κράτους (19ος αιώνας)», ProtoThema, 22 October 2022; copyrighted journalism, citable, list of common word pairs (demotic and learned): πουλί, πτηνόν (Pair seen in a press article on the 19th century language question; needs an academic or lexicographic second source (Vyzantios or Triantafyllides λόγιο label))
Source: Στούκας, Μιχάλης (2022) «Η γλώσσα του νέου ελληνικού κράτους (19ος αιώνας)», ProtoThema, 22 October 2022; copyrighted journalism, citable, list of common word pairs (demotic and learned): φεγγάρι, σελήνη (Pair seen in a press article on the 19th century language question; needs an academic or lexicographic second source (Vyzantios or Triantafyllides λόγιο label))
Source: Στούκας, Μιχάλης (2022) «Η γλώσσα του νέου ελληνικού κράτους (19ος αιώνας)», ProtoThema, 22 October 2022; copyrighted journalism, citable, list of common word pairs (demotic and learned): συκώτι, ήπαρ (Pair seen in a press article on the 19th century language question; needs an academic or lexicographic second source (Vyzantios or Triantafyllides λόγιο label))
Source: Στούκας, Μιχάλης (2022) «Η γλώσσα του νέου ελληνικού κράτους (19ος αιώνας)», ProtoThema, 22 October 2022; copyrighted journalism, citable, list of common word pairs (demotic and learned): μαλλιά, κόμη (Pair seen in a press article on the 19th century language question; needs an academic or lexicographic second source (Vyzantios or Triantafyllides λόγιο label))
Source: Στούκας, Μιχάλης (2022) «Η γλώσσα του νέου ελληνικού κράτους (19ος αιώνας)», ProtoThema, 22 October 2022; copyrighted journalism, citable, list of common word pairs (demotic and learned): κόκ(κ)αλο, οστούν (Pair seen in a press article on the 19th century language question; needs an academic or lexicographic second source (Vyzantios or Triantafyllides λόγιο label))
Source: Στούκας, Μιχάλης (2022) «Η γλώσσα του νέου ελληνικού κράτους (19ος αιώνας)», ProtoThema, 22 October 2022; copyrighted journalism, citable, list of common word pairs (demotic and learned): μάτι, οφθαλμός (Pair seen in a press article on the 19th century language question; needs an academic or lexicographic second source (Vyzantios or Triantafyllides λόγιο label))
Source: Στούκας, Μιχάλης (2022) «Η γλώσσα του νέου ελληνικού κράτους (19ος αιώνας)», ProtoThema, 22 October 2022; copyrighted journalism, citable, list of common word pairs (demotic and learned): μύτη, ρις (Pair seen in a press article on the 19th century language question; needs an academic or lexicographic second source (Vyzantios or Triantafyllides λόγιο label))
Source: Λεξικολογία, Ζ΄ εξάμηνο, μάθημα 6 (7 November 2024), course LIT1931, University of Patras eClass; lecturer not named in the slides; copyrighted course material, citable, slide headed ΕΞΩΤΕΡΙΚΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΔΙΑΧΡΟΝΙΚΟΥ ΔΑΝΕΙΣΜΟΥ (slides unnumbered) (Seen in university lecture slides listing learned forms against folk ones; the slides frame these as learned words, not Katharevousa as such, so Katharevousa status needs a lexicographic source)
Source: Λεξικολογία, Ζ΄ εξάμηνο, μάθημα 6 (7 November 2024), course LIT1931, University of Patras eClass; lecturer not named in the slides; copyrighted course material, citable, slide headed ΕΞΩΤΕΡΙΚΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΔΙΑΧΡΟΝΙΚΟΥ ΔΑΝΕΙΣΜΟΥ (slides unnumbered) (Seen in university lecture slides listing learned forms against folk ones; the slides frame these as learned words, not Katharevousa as such, so Katharevousa status needs a lexicographic source)
Source: Στούκας, Μιχάλης (2022) «Η γλώσσα του νέου ελληνικού κράτους (19ος αιώνας)», ProtoThema, 22 October 2022; copyrighted journalism, citable, list of common word pairs (demotic and learned): φωτιά, πυρ (Pair seen in a press article on the 19th century language question; needs an academic or lexicographic second source (Vyzantios or Triantafyllides λόγιο label))
Source: Στούκας, Μιχάλης (2022) «Η γλώσσα του νέου ελληνικού κράτους (19ος αιώνας)», ProtoThema, 22 October 2022; copyrighted journalism, citable, list of common word pairs (demotic and learned): στάχτη, τέφρα (Pair seen in a press article on the 19th century language question; needs an academic or lexicographic second source (Vyzantios or Triantafyllides λόγιο label))
Source: Γιαννουλοπούλου, Γιαννούλα (2001) «Η νέα ελληνική γλώσσα μετά τη διγλωσσία» [Δ3], Εγκυκλοπαιδικός Οδηγός για τη γλώσσα, Portal for the Greek Language, Centre for the Greek Language; copyrighted, citable, Δ3, main text (learned and folk doublets) (Seen on the Portal guide page; needs a lexicographic second source)
Source: Στούκας, Μιχάλης (2022) «Η γλώσσα του νέου ελληνικού κράτους (19ος αιώνας)», ProtoThema, 22 October 2022; copyrighted journalism, citable, list of common word pairs (demotic and learned): πλαγιάζω, κατακλίνομαι (Pair seen in a press article on the 19th century language question; needs an academic or lexicographic second source (Vyzantios or Triantafyllides λόγιο label))
Source: Στούκας, Μιχάλης (2022) «Η γλώσσα του νέου ελληνικού κράτους (19ος αιώνας)», ProtoThema, 22 October 2022; copyrighted journalism, citable, list of common word pairs (demotic and learned): σκοτώνω, φονεύω (Pair seen in a press article on the 19th century language question; needs an academic or lexicographic second source (Vyzantios or Triantafyllides λόγιο label))
Source: Λεξικολογία, Ζ΄ εξάμηνο, μάθημα 6 (7 November 2024), course LIT1931, University of Patras eClass; lecturer not named in the slides; copyrighted course material, citable, slide headed ΕΞΩΤΕΡΙΚΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΔΙΑΧΡΟΝΙΚΟΥ ΔΑΝΕΙΣΜΟΥ (slides unnumbered) (Seen in university lecture slides listing learned forms against folk ones; the slides frame these as learned words, not Katharevousa as such, so Katharevousa status needs a lexicographic source)
Source: Λεξικολογία, Ζ΄ εξάμηνο, μάθημα 6 (7 November 2024), course LIT1931, University of Patras eClass; lecturer not named in the slides; copyrighted course material, citable, slide headed ΕΞΩΤΕΡΙΚΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΔΙΑΧΡΟΝΙΚΟΥ ΔΑΝΕΙΣΜΟΥ (slides unnumbered) (Seen in university lecture slides listing learned forms against folk ones; the slides frame these as learned words, not Katharevousa as such, so Katharevousa status needs a lexicographic source)
Source: Ηλιόπουλος, Θωμάς Γ. (2012) «Σκεπτόγραμμα», Νέος Κόσμος (Greek edition), 5 April 2012; copyrighted journalism, citable, column text, katharevousa and demotic examples (Seen in a newspaper column; needs a lexicographic second source)
Source: Στούκας, Μιχάλης (2022) «Η γλώσσα του νέου ελληνικού κράτους (19ος αιώνας)», ProtoThema, 22 October 2022; copyrighted journalism, citable, list of common word pairs (demotic and learned): γεμάτος, πλήρης (Pair seen in a press article on the 19th century language question; needs an academic or lexicographic second source (Vyzantios or Triantafyllides λόγιο label))
Source: Στούκας, Μιχάλης (2022) «Η γλώσσα του νέου ελληνικού κράτους (19ος αιώνας)», ProtoThema, 22 October 2022; copyrighted journalism, citable, list of common word pairs (demotic and learned): νερό, ύδωρ (Pair seen in a press article on the 19th century language question; needs an academic or lexicographic second source (Vyzantios or Triantafyllides λόγιο label))
Source: Γιαννουλοπούλου, Γιαννούλα (2001) «Η νέα ελληνική γλώσσα μετά τη διγλωσσία» [Δ3], Εγκυκλοπαιδικός Οδηγός για τη γλώσσα, Portal for the Greek Language, Centre for the Greek Language; copyrighted, citable, Δ3, main text (consonant clusters) (Seen on the Portal guide page; needs a lexicographic second source)