protases
1protasis — noun (plural protases) Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek, premise of a syllogism, conditional clause, from proteinein to stretch out before, put forward, from pro + teinein to stretch more at thin Date: circa 1568 1. the introductory part of a… …
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3Protasis (linguistics) — In linguistics, a protasis is the subordinate clause (the if clause) in a conditional sentence. For example, in if X, then Y , the protasis is if X . The other clause ( then Y ) is called the apodosis .In logic, the apodosis corresponds to the… …
4protasis — /prot euh sis/, n., pl. protases / seez /. 1. the clause expressing the condition in a conditional sentence, in English usually beginning with if. Cf. apodosis. 2. the first part of an ancient drama, in which the characters are introduced and the …
5protasis — [ prɒtəsɪs] noun (plural protases si:z) Grammar the clause expressing the condition in a conditional sentence (e.g. if you asked me in if you asked me I would agree). Contrasted with apodosis. Origin C16: via L. from Gk protasis proposition …
6protasis — [prät′ə sis] n. pl. protases [prät′ə sēz΄] [LL < Gr < proteinein, to stretch before, present < pro , before + teinein, to stretch: see THIN] 1. Drama the opening of a play, in which the characters are introduced 2. Gram. the clause that… …
7protasis — n. (pl. protases) the clause expressing the condition in a conditional sentence. Derivatives: protatic adj. Etymology: L, f. Gk protasis proposition (as PRO (2), teino stretch) …
