ολονυχτίς

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Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek ὁλονυχτίς (holonukhtís), from ὅλος (hólos, all) + νύχτα (núkhta, night) + -ίς (adverbializing suffix, analogical to νωρίς etc.).[1]

Adverb

ολονυχτίς (olonychtís)

  1. (literary) all night
    Synonym: όλη τη νύχτα (óli ti nýchta)

See also

References

  1. ^ ολονυχτίς, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language