Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek εἴθισται (eíthistai), third-person singular passive perfect form of εἰθίζω (eithízō), poetic variant of ἐθίζω (ethízō, to accustom).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈi.θi.ste/
  • Hyphenation: εί‧θι‧σται

Verb

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είθισται (eíthistai)

  1. (impersonal, learned) it is customary
    ως είθισταιos eíthistaias is customary, as is the custom, as usual

References

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