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Greek
- (colloquial): ούλος (oúlos)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole, entire, complete”), from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂wós from *solh₂- (“whole”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈolos/
- Hyphenation: ό‧λος
Adjective
όλος • (ólos) m (feminine όλη, neuter όλο)
- whole, entire
- όλη η αλήθεια ― óli i alítheia ― the whole truth
- με όλη μου την καρδιά ― me óli mou tin kardiá ― with my whole heart
- all
- όλα τα παιδιά ― óla ta paidiá ― all the children
Declension
- όλος ο κόσμος m (ólos o kósmos, “everybody”, literally “the whole world”)
- όλα n (óla, “everything, all”)
- όλο (ólo, “always, constantly”)
- ολόκληρος (olókliros, “entire, whole”)
- όλα κι όλα (óla ki óla, “enough is enough”)