protasis

[ prot-uh-sis ]

/ ˈprɒt ə sɪs /

noun, plural prot·a·ses [prot-uh-seez]. /ˈprɒt əˌsiz/.

Grammar. the clause expressing the condition in a conditional sentence, in English usually beginning with if.Compare apodosis.

the first part of an ancient drama, in which the characters are introduced and the subject is proposed.Compare catastasis, catastrophe (def. 4), epitasis.

(in Aristotelian logic) a proposition, especially one used as a premise in a syllogism.

Origin of protasis

First recorded in 1610–20; from Late Latin: “introduction in a drama,” from Greek prótasis “proposition,” literally, “a stretching forward,” equivalent to pro-pro-² + tásis a stretching (ta-, verbid stem of teínein “to stretch” + -sis-sis)

Words nearby protasis

Protagoras, protamine, protandrous, protanomaly, protanopia, protasis, prote-, protea, protean, Proteas, protease

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Example sentences from the Web for protasis

It is a protasis of the complex order, as M. Lysidas used to say.
A Tour Through The Pyrenees|Hippolyte Adolphe Taine
Here we regularly have the Indicative in both Protasis and Apodosis.
New Latin Grammar|Charles E. Bennett
The apodosis (qu'est-ce que je ferais) is omitted and only the protasis is expressed.
Contes Franais|Douglas Labaree Buffum
The protasis in Conditional Sentences of this type always remains unchanged.
New Latin Grammar|Charles E. Bennett

Positing what protasis would the contraction for such several schemes become a natural and necessary apodosis?
Ulysses|James Joyce

British Dictionary definitions for protasis

protasis

/ (ˈprɒtəsɪs) /

noun plural -ses (-siːz)

logic grammar the antecedent of a conditional statement, such as it rains in if it rains the game will be cancelledCompare apodosis

(in classical drama) the introductory part of a play

Derived forms of protasis

protatic (prɒˈtætɪk), adjective

Word Origin for protasis

C17: via Latin from Greek: a proposal, from pro- before + teinein to extend

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单词	protasis
释义	protasis [ prot-uh-sis ] / ˈprɒt ə sɪs / noun, plural prot·a·ses [prot-uh-seez]. /ˈprɒt əˌsiz/. Grammar. the clause expressing the condition in a conditional sentence, in English usually beginning with if.Compare apodosis. the first part of an ancient drama, in which the characters are introduced and the subject is proposed.Compare catastasis, catastrophe (def. 4), epitasis. (in Aristotelian logic) a proposition, especially one used as a premise in a syllogism. Origin of protasis First recorded in 1610–20; from Late Latin: “introduction in a drama,” from Greek prótasis “proposition,” literally, “a stretching forward,” equivalent to pro-pro-² + tásis a stretching (ta-, verbid stem of teínein “to stretch” + -sis-sis) Words nearby protasis Protagoras, protamine, protandrous, protanomaly, protanopia, protasis, prote-, protea, protean, Proteas, protease Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for protasis It is a protasis of the complex order, as M. Lysidas used to say. A Tour Through The Pyrenees\|Hippolyte Adolphe Taine Here we regularly have the Indicative in both Protasis and Apodosis. New Latin Grammar\|Charles E. Bennett The apodosis (qu'est-ce que je ferais) is omitted and only the protasis is expressed. Contes Franais\|Douglas Labaree Buffum The protasis in Conditional Sentences of this type always remains unchanged. New Latin Grammar\|Charles E. Bennett Positing what protasis would the contraction for such several schemes become a natural and necessary apodosis? Ulysses\|James Joyce British Dictionary definitions for protasis protasis / (ˈprɒtəsɪs) / noun plural -ses (-siːz) logic grammar the antecedent of a conditional statement, such as it rains in if it rains the game will be cancelledCompare apodosis (in classical drama) the introductory part of a play Derived forms of protasis protatic (prɒˈtætɪk), adjective Word Origin for protasis C17: via Latin from Greek: a proposal, from pro- before + teinein to extend Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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