γιάντα

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Greek

Alternative forms

As για τι (gia ti, “for what?”): γιαείντα (giaeínta), γιατείντα (giateínta), ογιαείντα (ogiaeínta), ογιάντα (ogiánta)
As διά τι (diá ti, “for what?”): διαείντα (diaeínta), διατείντα (diateínta), διάντα (diánta)

Etymology

Combination of conjunction για (“for”) or διά (diá) + pronoun είντα (eínta, “what?, whom?”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʝanda/
Hyphenation: γιά‧ντα

Adverb

γιάντα • (giánta) (Medieval and Early Modern Greek regional, Demotic)

(interrogative) Cretan dialect form of γιατί (giatí, “(why?)”)
Synonym of γιατί (giatí, “why?”) (Standard Modern Greek)

Conjunction

γιάντα • (giánta) (Medieval and Early Modern Greek regional, Demotic)

(causative) Cretan dialect form of γιατί (giatí, “(because, or why?)”)
Synonym of γιατί (giatí) & διότι (dióti, “because”) (Standard Modern Greek)

See also

είντα (ίντα, ήντα) (eínta (ínta, ínta), “what?”, pronoun) (in Crete, demotic, idiomatic)

References

^ γιάντα - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)

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