άμετε
Greek
Alternative forms
- αμέτε (améte)
Template:el-see for interchangeable interjections
Etymology
From Mediaeval Byzantine Greek ἄμε, singular imperative of verb πηγαίνω. Plural imperative formed in harmony with proparoxytone imperatives ‑ετε (e.g. λέγετε). The alternative form αμέτε in harmony with paroxytone imperatives ‑άτε (e.g. ελάτε).[1]. Also see etymologies of άντε, άιντε, άι.
Pronunciation
Interjection
- (idiomatic) second-person plural present active imperative of πηγαίνω (pēgaínō)
- (colloquial, urging) go!
- Άμετε στο καλό! ― Ámete sto kaló! ― Go [plural] to good (with good luck)!
- (colloquial, dismissal) go!
- Άμετε στο διάβολο! ― Ámete sto diávolo! ― Go [plural] to the devil (to hell)!
- (colloquial, urging) go!
Related terms
- άμε sg (áme, “go”)
References
- ^ άμε, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language