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Ancient Greek
Etymology
ἤ (ḗ) + τοι (toi)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̌ː.toi̯/ → /ˈi.ty/ → /ˈi.ti/
Conjunction
ἤτοι • (ḗtoi)
- either
- or
Usage notes
Paired with ἤ (ḗ) to form an “either... or...” construction; it can appear either first (ἤτοι... ἤ... (ḗtoi... ḗ...)) or second (ἤ... ἤτοι... (ḗ... ḗtoi...)). It can also introduce more than two alternatives (ἤτοι... ἤ... ἤ... (ḗtoi... ḗ... ḗ...)). In earlier language, ἤτοι (ḗtoi) was more emphatic than ἤ (ḗ), but in the later language this is not necessarily the case.
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