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Meaning

δήλωση σεβασμού, υποταγής ή ήττας από ομάδα ανθρώπων

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Emphasis:

Greek

the heads lower or bow

English

baisse la tête

French

penche la tête

French

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

Καιkieand0CjCo
οιithe3AtDfFePlNm
χειραψίεςχirapsieshandshake6NoCmFePlNm
λιγοστεύουνliγostevundecrease9VbMnIdPr03PlXxIpAvXx
ταtathe12AtDfNePlNm
κεφάλιαkefaliaheads15NoCmNePlNm
κατεβαίνουνkatevenungo down18VbMnIdPr03PlXxIpAvXx
οιithe21AtDfFePlNm
ψυχέςpsiχessouls24NoCmFePlNm
στεγνώνουνsteγnonundry27VbMnIdPr03PlXxIpAvXx

And the handshakes are decreasing in number, the heads are lowering and the souls are drying.

https://www.vetonews.gr/fountoglou-old-articles/7480-2012-01-04-13-17-09

Forms

oLEMMA-1-10AtdfNeXxNm
κεφάλιLEMMA-1-13NoCmNeXxNm
κατεβαίνωLEMMA-116VbAv

Diagnostics

Can different NPs trigger agreement on the verb? no

Examples

Does the MWE accept a free XP? no

Examples

Word order permutations involving the subject as well yes

Examples

Cliticisation of the WWS no

Causative-inchoative alternation no

Passivisation no

Alternation of a free NP-GEN / free σε-PP / free από-PP with Dative Genitive no