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Greek
- τίποτε (típote) (Strandard Modern Greek)
- τίποτις (típotis) — vernacular
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek τίποτα (típota), a commonly used variant form of τίποτε (típote). Both forms from the Ancient Greek τίποτε (típote, “what maybe?”), also as phrase τί ποτε (tí pote).[1] Sense "something" is Hellenistic.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈti.po.ta/
- Hyphenation: τί‧πο‧τα
Pronoun
τίποτα • (típota) (indeclinable)
- (negative sense, in a negative clause or question) nothing
- Δε ζητάω τίποτα. ― De zitáo típota. ― I ask for nothing.
- Δεν κάνει τίποτα. ― Den kánei típota. ― It's nothing .
- (positive sense or in question or at answers to a question) something, anything, any
- Θέλεις τίποτα; Θέλεις κάτι; ― Théleis típota; Théleis káti? ― Do you wantT-form anything/something?
- Όχι, δε θέλω τίποτα. ― Óchi, de thélo típota. ― No, I want nothing (see negative sense)
Σου περισσεύουν τίποτα χρήματα;- Sou perissévoun típota chrímata?
- Do youT-form have any money left over? (in adjectival use)
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References
- ^ “τίποτε”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
- ^ τίποτε - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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