καί

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See also: και

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier *kahi ← *kasi (still seen in κασίγνητος (kasígnētos, “brother”)) ← *kati, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥t-, from *ḱóm (“with”). Compare Hittite (kat-ti, “along with”).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Conjunction

καί • (kaí)

  1. and
  2. even, also
  3. both ... and ... (when used in the construction καί ... καί ...)
    καὶ κατὰ γῆν καὶ κατὰ θάλατταν
    kaì katà gên kaì katà thálattan
    Along both land and sea

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: και (kai, “and”)
  • Italiot Greek: ce
  • Mariupol Greek: ки (ki)
  • Tsakonian: τσαι (tsai)
  • Coptic: ⲕⲁⲓ (kai)
  • → Esperanto: kaj (“and”)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “καί”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 615

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