τίποτα

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Greek

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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)

  1. (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 .
  2. (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

  1. ^ τίποτε”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
  2. ^ 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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