κάθε
Greek edit
Etymology edit
From Byzantine Greek καθέν (kathén), neuter form of καθείς (katheís), from Ancient Greek καθ’ εἷς (kath’ heîs, “one by one, one after another”), from ἕν καθ’ ἕν (hén kath’ hén, “one by one”).
Compare with Mariupol Greek ка́тъа (káθa).
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
κάθε • (káthe) (indeclinable) a distributive determiner
- (individual): every, each
- κάθε υποψήφιος καλείται να …
- káthe ypopsífios kaleítai na …
- each candidate is required to …
- (whatever): any
- με κάθε τίμημα
- me káthe tímima
- at any price
- (repetition): every, each
- δουλεύει κάθε σαββατοκύριακο
- doulévei káthe savvatokýriako
- he works every weekend
- (derogatory) any
- κάθε ανόητος μπορεί να …
- káthe anóitos boreí na …
- any fool can …
Derived terms edit
- κάθε άλλο (káthe állo, “far from it”)
- κάθε μέρα (káthe méra, “every day”)
- κάθε πόσο (káthe póso, “how often”)
- κάθε πότε (káthe póte, “how often”)
- κάθε που (káthe pou, “whenever”)
- κάθε τόσο (káthe tóso, “every so often”)
- κάθε φορά (káthe forá, “every time”)
See also edit
Further reading edit
- κάθε - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.