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Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole, entire, complete”), from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂wós from *solh₂- (“whole”). The adjective όλος (ólos, “whole, all”), also as pronoun when referring or replacing a noun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈola/
- Hyphenation: ό‧λα
Pronoun
όλα • (óla) (indeclinable)
- everything
Όλα είναι εντάξει!- Óla eínai entáxei!
- Everything is OK!
Τα θέλει όλα δικά του.- Ta thélei óla diká tou.
- He wants everything for himself.
- τριάντα όλα (tennis) ― triánta óla ― thirty all
Declension
όλα
| case \ number
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plural
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| nominative
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όλα •
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| genitive
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όλων •
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| accusative
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όλα •
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| vocative
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όλα •
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Adjective
όλα • (óla)
- Nominative, accusative and vocative neuter plural form of όλος (ólos).
Όλα τα παιδιά αγαπούν τα παιχνίδια.- Óla ta paidiá agapoún ta paichnídia.
- All children love toys.
References
- ^ όλος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.