See also: πως and πώς

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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A frozen ablative form from πο- (po-) (from the base of Proto-Indo-European *kʷos) +‎ -ως (-ōs, adverb ending). See also πως (pōs).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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πῶς (pôs)

  1. how?, in what way?
    πῶς ἔχεις? – καλῶς ἔχω, σὺ δέ?
    pôs ékheis? – kalôs ékhō, sù dé?
    How are you? – I'm well, and you?

Descendants

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  • Greek: πώς (pós)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πῶς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1267

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