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εισαγωγικά

εισαγωγικά

Greek

Noun

εισαγωγικά (eisagogiká) n pl

  1. (grammar, typography) guillemets, quotation marks, chevrons, duckfoot quotes, the Unicode double angle quotation mark.
    (Most commonly in Greek: « or », and in English or .)

Usage notes

«Μιλάει σοβαρά;» ρώτησε την Μαρία. ("Is he serious?" he asked Maria.)
«Ναι, σίγουρα», αποκρίθηκε. ("Yes, certainly", she replied.)
Compare this with the παύλα ( ), which is also used for recording Greek speech.
see also: Non-English usage of quotation marks on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Declension

See also

see also: Greek Punctuation and Greek alphabet (Diacritics)