εντούτοις
Greek edit
Alternative forms edit
- ἐντούτοις (in polytonic script)
- εν τούτοις (in monotonic) & ἐν τούτοις (in polytonic script)
Etymology edit
εν (en) + τούτοις (toútois) (dative plural of Medieval τοῦτος (toûtos) from Ancient Greek οὗτος (hoûtos)). Learned borrowing from Byzantine Greek ἐν τούτοις (en toútois, “in the meantime”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Conjunction edit
εντούτοις • (entoútois)
- (learned) however, nevertheless
- Προσπάθησε πολύ· εντούτοις δεν τα κατάφερε.
- Prospáthise polý; entoútois den ta katáfere.
- He tried hard; however, he failed.
Usage notes edit
- (grammar): belongs to the group of αντιθετικοί σύνδεσμοι (antithetikoí súndesmoi, “antithetical conjunctions”).
Synonyms edit
- όμως (ómos)
- παρ' όλ' αυτά (par' ól' aftá)
- ωστόσο (ostóso)
References edit
- ^ εντούτοις - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.