katharevusa

• Nom désignant le style littéraire du grec moderne qui intègre des traits empruntés au grec koiné, par opposition au grec démotique. Il s'agit d'une forme puriste et archaïsante de la langue grecque.

A noun referring to a literary style of Modern Greek that incorporates features borrowed from Koine Greek.

indénombrable · nom propre

1. Literary Greek styleC2formal

   A formal, archaizing form of Modern Greek that incorporates elements from Koine Greek, historically used in official and literary contexts.

   Katharévousa

   • Many 19th-century Greek poets wrote in Katharevusa.
   • Official documents were often drafted in Katharevusa until the 1970s.
   • The debate between Katharevusa and Demotic Greek was a major cultural issue.