protasis

English - Turkish

Definition of protasis in English Turkish dictionary: şartlı yancümle; klasik tiyatroda piyesin konusunu anlatan önsöz; {ç} prot.a.ses (prat'ısiz) i., dilb. koşullu yantümce; şart cümlesinin şart kısmı; koşullu yantümce

English - English

Definition of protasis in English English dictionary: the antecedent in a conditional sentence
example: In, I will be coming if this weather holds up, this weather holds up is the protasis.; the first part of a play, in which the setting and characters are introduced; (Dilbilim) In drama, a protasis is the introductory part of a play, usually its first act. It was coined by the fourth-century Roman grammarian Aelius Donatus. He defined a play as being made up of three separate parts, the other two being epitasis and catastrophe; (Dilbilim) In linguistics, a protasis is the subordinate clause (the if-clause) in a conditional sentence. For example, in "if X, then Y", the protasis is "if X". The other clause ("then Y") is called the apodosis; The introductory or subordinate member of a sentence, generally of a conditional sentence; opposed to apodosis; A proposition; a maxim; The first part of a drama, of a poem, or the like; the introduction; opposed to epitasis