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ώσπου. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
ώσπου, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
ώσπου in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek ὥσπου (hṓspou), consisting of ὥς (hṓs, “as”) πού (poú, “where”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈo.spu/
- Hyphenation: ώ‧σπου
- Old Hyphenation: ώσ‧που (morphological)
Adverb
ώσπου • (óspou)
- by the time, when
- ώσπου να πεις αμήν ― óspou na peis amín ― before you could say amen
- Ώσπου να του μιλήσω, είχε εξαφανιστεί. ― Óspou na tou milíso, eíche exafanisteí. ― By the time I spoke to him, he had vanished.
Conjunction
ώσπου • (óspou)
- until (up to the time of)
Ήμουν άνεργος, ώσπου με προσέλαβαν στο αεροδρόμιο.- Ímoun ánergos, óspou me prosélavan sto aerodrómio.
- I was unemployed, until they hired me at the airport.
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