ν τ ε
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ده (de, “now then!”).[1][2]
Particle
[edit]- go on! (emphatic interjection exhortative, for a variety of emotions)
- Πήγαινε
ν τ ε ,τ ι περιμένεις; (exhortative)- Pígaine nte, ti periméneis?
- Go then, what are you waiting for?
- Καλά
ν τ ε ,μ η φωνάζεις. (irritation)- Kalá nte, mi fonázeis.
- OK then, do not shout.
- Γιατί αγόρασες μελιτζάνες; —
Γ ι α ν α φτιάξω μουσακά,ν τ ε ! (explanatory, confirmation)- Giatí agórases melitzánes? — Gia na ftiáxo mousaká, nte!
- Why did you buy aubergines? — To make moussaka of course.
- and see expressions
- giddyup! (especially to animals)
Ν τ ε , γαϊδαράκομ ο υ ,ν τ ε !- Nte, gaïdaráko mou, nte!
- Move, my little donkey, move!
Derived terms
[edit](expressions)
- άντε
ν τ ε (ánte nte, “go for it!”) (emphatic, exhortative) - έλα
ν τ ε (éla nte, “really!”) (surprise) ν τ ε κ α ι καλά (nte kai kalá, “absolutely”) (emphatic)ν τ ε κ α ι σώνει (nte kai sónei, “absolutely”) (emphatic)
Related terms
[edit]- άντε (ánte, “go! proceed!”, interjection) (also exhortative)
Etymology 2
[edit]Transliteration of non-Greek words with letters of the Greek alphabet.
Particle
[edit]- transliteration of the Latin preposition dē (“from”) in the Greek alphabet
- (for stereotyped expressions)
-
ν τ ε φάκτο,ν τ ε γιούρε ― nte fákto, nte gioúre ― de facto, de jure
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- (for stereotyped expressions)
- transliteration of the French preposition de (“of, from”) in the Greek alphabet
- (preposition for stereotyped terms)
φ ο ν ν τ ε τ ε ν ― fon nte ten ― fond de teint
- (particle for family names)
Σ α ρ λ ν τ ε Γ κ ω λ ― Sarl nte Gkol ― Charles de Gaulle
- (preposition for stereotyped terms)
- transliteration of the French numeral deux (“two”) in the Greek alphabet
- (for stereotyped terms)
-
ν τ ε πιες ― nte pies ― deux-pièces
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- (for stereotyped terms)
Usage notes
[edit]Especially for Latin, the original script in Latin alphabet is more common.
References
[edit]- ^
ν τ ε - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN. - ^ “
ν τ ε ”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998