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ενώ

Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek ἐνῶ (enô),[1][2] from Ancient Greek ἐν ᾧ (en hôi).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eˈno/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧νώ

Conjunction

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ενώ • (enó)

  1. while, as long as, as
    Σφύριζε ενώ δούλευε. ― Sfýrize enó doúleve. ― He whistled while he worked.
  2. although, though, whereas, while
  3. despite, although
    Ο Κώστας βαρέθηκε να περιμένει, ενώ ήξερε πως δεν ήταν ποτέ στην ώρα της.
    O Kóstas varéthike na periménei, enó íxere pos den ítan poté stin óra tis.
    Costas was bored with waiting, although he knew that she was never on time.
  4. since, although

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ ενώ, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ The Cambridge Grammar of Medieval and Early Modern Greek. (2019) by David Holton, Geoffrey Horrocks, Marjolijne Janssen, Tina Lendari, Io Manolessou & Notis Toufexis. Cambridge University Press. 4 vols. DOI - intro
    3.4. Temporal clauses
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