καθόλου

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Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek καθόλου (kathólou)[1] from Ancient Greek καθ’ (kath’) + ὅλου (hólou) "on the whole, generally", genitive of ὅλος (hólos, “whole, all”).[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈθo.lu/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧θό‧λου

Adverb

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καθόλου • (kathólou)

  1. at all, a little
    Δεν έχω καθόλου λεφτά. ― Den écho kathólou leftá. ― I have no money at all.
    Δεν είναι καθόλου αστείο! ― Den eínai kathólou asteío! ― That is not funny at all!
  2. by no means
  3. any
    Έχεις καθόλου λεφτά; Δεν έχω καθόλου.
    Écheis kathólou leftá? Den écho kathólou.
    Do you have any money? I don't have any at all.
    Synonyms: τίποτα (típota), τίποτε (típote)

Usage notes

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Used in negative sentences (with δεν (den) + verb + καθόλου), as in English (cf. not at all).

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  • διόλου (diólou, “not at all, by no means”, adverb)

References

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  1. ^ καθόλου - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)
  2. ^ “καθόλου”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
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