εντούτοις
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ἐντούτοις (in polytonic script)
- εν τούτοις (in monotonic) & ἐν τούτοις (in polytonic script)
Etymology
[edit]εν (en) + τούτοις (toútois) (dative plural of Medieval τοῦτος (toûtos) from Ancient Greek οὗτος (hoûtos)). Learned borrowing from Byzantine Greek ἐν τούτοις (en toútois, “in the meantime”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Conjunction
[edit]εντούτοις • (entoútois)
- (learned) however, nevertheless
- Προσπάθησε πολύ· εντούτοις δεν τα κατάφερε.
- Prospáthise polý; entoútois den ta katáfere.
- He tried hard; however, he failed.
Usage notes
[edit]- (grammar): belongs to the group of αντιθετικοί σύνδεσμοι (antithetikoí súndesmoi, “antithetical conjunctions”).
Synonyms
[edit]- όμως (ómos)
- παρ' όλ' αυτά (par' ól' aftá)
- ωστόσο (ostóso)
References
[edit]- ^ εντούτοις, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language