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Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek καὶ ὅλα (kaì hóla, “and all”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈcolas/
- Hyphenation: κιό‧λας
Adverb
κιόλας • (kiólas)
- already (in the context of 'so soon')
Μόνο είκοσι λεπτά δούλεψες και τελείωσες κιόλας;- Móno eíkosi leptá doúlepses kai teleíoses kiólas;
- You only worked for twenty minutes and you're already finished?
Έφτασε κιόλας στην Κρήτη!- Éftase kiólas stin Kríti!
- He's already arrived in Crete!
- right now, immediately
Περίμενε μια στιγμή και θα σου πω τώρα κιόλας αν πέρασες.- Perímene mia stigmí kai tha sou po tóra kiólas an pérases.
- Wait a moment and I'll tell you right now if you passed.
- as well, on top of that, even
Δεν φτάνει που χάλασε τη ρόδα, μου έσπασε και τον καθρέφτη κιόλας.- Den ftánei pou chálase ti róda, mou éspase kai ton kathréfti kiólas.
- It wasn't enough that he ruined my tyre, he broke my mirror as well.
Όχι μόνο διασκέδασε αλλά έβγαλε και λεφτά κιόλας.- Óchi móno diaskédase allá évgale kai leftá kiólas.
- Not only did he have fun but he even made money.
Synonyms
- ήδη (ídi, “already”)
- επιπλέον (epipléon, “in addition”)