Pontic Greek

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Etymology

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Probably from Byzantine Greek απομέσα (apomésa), προς απομέσα (pros apomésa, to the inside, inside), ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, from) + μέσος (mésos, middle of, between, amidst).[1] Compare Greek μέσα (mésa), απομέσα (apomésa).

Adverb

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απές (apés)

  1. inside
  2. to the inside, in

References

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  1. ^ απομέσα”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998