όλα

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Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, whole, entire, complete),[1] 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)

  1. 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 ólathirty all

Declension

Declension of όλα
plural
nominative όλα (óla)
genitive όλων (ólon)
accusative όλα (óla)
vocative όλα (óla)

Adjective

όλα (óla)

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of όλος (ólos)
    Όλα τα παιδιά αγαπούν τα παιχνίδια.
    Óla ta paidiá agapoún ta paichnídia.
    All children love toys.

References

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