Κάποιες ελληνικής προέλευσης λέξεις που χρησιμοποιούνται στα αγγλικά (και όχι μόνο), έχουν διαφορετικό νόημα στη χρήση τους στη γλώσσα αυτή απ' ότι στην μητρική τους (Αρχαία Ελληνικά), τουλάχιστον όπως αυτή ομιλείτε σήμερα (Νέα Ελληνικά). Θα παρουσιάσω κάποιες από αυτές τις λέξεις, με τη βοήθεια στίχων από δημοφιλή ξένα τραγούδια, τα οποία έχουν ερμηνευθεί στα αγγλικά.
Some words of Hellenic (Greek) origin, that are being used in the English language (and other languages as well), have a different meaning or use in these languages than they do in their mother language (Ancient Hellenic), at least as it is been used at the present (Neo-Hellenic). Ι will present some of these words with the help of popular songs and their lyrics.
απολογία /apoloyia (the speech of the accused)
apology (I apologize: ζητώ συγγνώμη)
Song: I'm Sorry-BRENDA LEE (1960 / please accept my apology)
ατομικό / atomico (usually refers to: anything that belongs to someone / personal belongings)
atomic (refers to a. energy / αυτό(ς) που έχει ατομική ενέργεια)
Notice: It usually refers to someone or something full of energy
Song: Atomic-BLONDIE (1980)
διδάκτωρ / thithactor (he who teaches /also: he who has a master degree after his bachelor)
doctor (συνήθως: ο γιατρός /usually: the physician)
Notice: in Neo-Hellenic the physician is he who teaches Physics at Highschools
εθνικός / ethnicos (national / of the same national or racial community)
ethnic (international / of different national cultures / occasionally: traditional)
The term usually refers to "world music" with specific cultural elements.
Song: Ich Bin Ein Auslander-POP WILL EAT ITSELF (1994 / and when they come to ethnically cleanse me, will you speak out? Will you defend me?)
εμπάθεια / empatheea (intense dislike of someone, influencing the objectivity of ones opinion over someone else)
empathy (συναισθάνομαι κάποιον / ενσυναισθησία)
Ενδυμίων / Enthymion (εραστής της θεάς Σελήνης / lover of Selini: The Moon Goddess)
Endymion (personification of the sunset / προσωποποίηση της Δύσης του Ήλιου> ηλιοβασίλεμα, δειλινό, σούρουπο)
Song: Jocelyn Square-LOVE & MONEY (1988 / in this pale Endymion hour)
έργο / ergo (mission, product or creation)
ergo (therefore / άρα, εξ αιτίας αυτού)
ζώο / zawo (animal)
zoo (ζωολογικός κήπος)
Song: Big In Japan-ALPHAVILLE (1984 / shall I stay here at the zoo)
θέατρο / theatrow (building or place where plays are being presented)
theatre (often used in: "Coming soon to a theater near you", referring to a cinema)
Notice: Hellenic people would consider it an insult to use this term to describe a cinema)
Song: The Lady Is A Tramp-FRANK SINATRA (1954 / She loves the theater but doesn't come late)
ιδιώτης / ithiotis (the common man / also: he who has a private business activity)
idiot (ανόητος)
Song: American Idiot-GREEN DAY (2004)
λυρικός / lyricos (expression of personal feelings)
lyrics: (words of pop songs)
Song: That Old Song-RAY PARKER & RAYDIO (1981 / the lyric & the melody reminding me how in love we used to be)
παθητικός / pathiticos (he who doesn't react to anything bad or wrong that's happening to him)
pathetic (αξιολύπτητος /pitiful)
Song: Objection (Tango)-SHAKIRA (2002 / This is pathetic & sardonic, it's sadistic & psychotic)
πόλις, πολιτεία / polis, politia (city, state)
police (αστυνομία)
Song: Girls & Boys-BLUR (1994 / Streets like a jungle, so call the police)
συμπάθεια / sympatheea (liking someone)
sympathy (συμπόνοια)
Song: Sympathy-RARE BIRD (1969)
χορός / choros (συνδυασμός κινήσεων του κορμού και των άκρων που αντιστοιχούν σε συγκεκριμένο ρυθμό και είδος μουσικής)
chorus (the refrain of a song: το ρεφρέν, η επωδός ενός τραγουδιού)
choir (χορωδία)
Λέξεις από αντιδάνειο, με αντίστοιχη διαφοροποίηση από την Αγγλική
ηρωϊνη < ηρωϊδα (eroeenee / eroeetha)
heroin (the narcotic substance)
heroine (female hero > ηρωϊδα)
Song: Dancing Barefoot-PATTI SMITH GROUP (1979 / it makes me come up like some heroine)
σοφιστικέ (sophistique)
sofisticated
φανταστικό! (phantastico)
fantastic!
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Special cases / Ειδικές περιπτώσεις:
Religion:
catholic (καθολικό-ς), orthodox (ορθόδοξο-ς): referring to religion terms in English & in logic terms in Hellenic.
Education:
sophomore (second year university student, who thinks he knows everything but actually knows shit)
Though both parts of the word come from the Ancient Hellenic (sophos: wise, moros: moron), such a Hellenic word doesn't excist
