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Ancient Greek
Etymology
An isolated adverbial formation from χώρᾱ (khṓrā, “space”), initially meaning "in another, separate space or place".[1]
Adverb
χωρίς • (khōrís)
- separately, differently
Preposition
χωρίς • (khōrís) (governs the genitive)
- without, otherwise
Derived terms
- χωρίζω (khōrízō, “to divide, separate”)
References
Further reading
- “χωρίς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “χωρίς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “χωρίς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- χωρίς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- χωρίς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “χωρίς”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- G5565 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- apart idem, page 33.
- apart from idem, page 33.
- asunder idem, page 48.
- beside idem, page 75.
- default idem, page 203.
- except idem, page 288.
- exclusive idem, page 289.
- independently idem, page 432.
- separately idem, page 754.
- sunder idem, page 838.
- without idem, page 984.
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χωρίς (khōrís).
Pronunciation
Preposition
χωρίς • (chorís) (+ accusative)
- without, -less, -free
- χωρίς γλουτένη ― chorís glouténi ― gluten-free
- ένα ούζο χωρίς πάγο ― éna oúzo chorís págo ― one ouzo without ice
- δρόμος χωρίς διόδια ― drómos chorís diódia ― tollfree road
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
- χωρίζω (chorízo, “to divide, separate”)
References
χωρίς - Babiniotis, Georgios (2008) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 3rd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.