κάθε
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Byzantine Greek καθέν (kathén), neuter form of καθείς (katheís), from Ancient Greek καθ’ εἷς (kath’ heîs, “one by one, one after another”), from ἕν καθ’ ἕν (hén kath’ hén, “one by one”).
Compare with Mariupol Greek ка́тъа (káθa).
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]κάθε • (káthe) (indeclinable) a distributive determiner
- (individual): every, each
- κάθε υποψήφιος καλείται να …
- káthe ypopsífios kaleítai na …
- each candidate is required to …
- (whatever): any
- με κάθε τίμημα
- me káthe tímima
- at any price
- (repetition): every, each
- δουλεύει κάθε σαββατοκύριακο
- doulévei káthe savvatokýriako
- he works every weekend
- (derogatory) any
- κάθε ανόητος μπορεί να …
- káthe anóitos boreí na …
- any fool can …
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- κάθε, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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