ίσως

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See also: ίσος, ἴσος, ἶσος, and ἴσως

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἴσως (ísōs, “equally”), adverbial form of ἴσος (ísos, “like, equal”). By surface analysis, ίσος (ísos) +‎ -ως (-os).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈisos/
Hyphenation: ί‧σως
Homophone: ίσος (ísos)

Adverb

ίσως • (ísos)

might, may, perhaps, maybe (expressing possibility)
Ίσως να είναι σπίτι.
Ísos na eínai spíti.
He might be home.

Ίσως δεν ξέρει τί έγινε.
Ísos den xérei tí égine.
Maybe she doesn't know what happened.

Synonyms

μπορεί (boreí, “maybe, it's possible”), ενδεχομένως (endechoménos, “possibly, maybe”), ενδεχόμενος (endechómenos, “possibly, maybe”)

Antonyms

σίγουρα (sígoura, “certainly, definitely”), βεβαίως (vevaíos, “certainly, definitely”), οπωσδήποτε (oposdípote, “certainly, definitely”)

See also

μήπως (mípos, “perhaps”)
μάλλον (mállon, “probably”)
πιθανώς (pithanós, “probably”)

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