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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὄπισθεν (ópisthen).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈopisθen/
- Hyphenation: ό‧πισ‧θεν
Adverb
όπισθεν • (ópisthen)
- (formal, archaic, with genitive) behind, at the back
Κατοικεί στην Οδό Ιπποκράτους, όπισθεν του κολυμβητηρίου.- Katoikeí stin Odó Ippokrátous, ópisthen tou kolymvitiríou.
- He lives on Ippokratous Street, behind the public swimming pool.
- (nautical) astern (backward)
Όπισθεν ολοταχώς!- Ópisthen olotachós!
- Full astern!
Synonyms
- (behind): πίσω (píso)
- (astern, backward): ανάποδα (anápoda)
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “behind”): έμπροσθεν (émprosthen)
Noun
όπισθεν • (ópisthen) f (indeclinable)
- (automotive) reverse (gear in car or motorbike that reverses the vehicle)
- Έβαλε όπισθεν αντί για πρώτη και τράκαρε. ― Évale ópisthen antí gia próti kai trákare. ― He put his car in reverse instead of first gear and crashed.