ωσότου

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕως ὅτου (héōs hótou), consisting of ἕως (héōs, “until”) + ὅτου (hótou), genitive singular of ὅστις (hóstis, “whoever, whichever”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈso.tu/
• Hyphenation: ω‧σό‧του

Conjunction

ωσότου • (osótou)

1. (formal) until (up to the time of)

   Η μάνα έκατσε στο προσκέφαλο του παιδιού της, ωσότου το πήρε ο ύπνος.

   I mána ékatse sto proskéfalo tou paidioú tis, osótou to píre o ýpnos.

   The mother sat at her child's bedside until he was asleep.

Synonyms

• (until, by the time): μέχρι (méchri), ώσπου (óspou)

Further reading

• ωσότου, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language