καί

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See also: και

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From earlier *kahi*kasi (still seen in κασίγνητος (kasígnētos, brother)) ← *kati, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥t-, from *ḱóm (with). Compare Hittite [script needed] (kat-ti, along with).[1]

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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καί (kaí)

  1. and
  2. even, also
  3. both ... and ... (when used in the construction καί ... καί ...)
    καὶ κατὰ γῆν καὶ κατὰ θάλατταν
    kaì katà gên kaì katà thálattan
    Along both land and sea

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: και (kai, and)
  • Italiot Greek: ce
  • Mariupol Greek: ки (ki)
  • Tsakonian: τσαι (tsai)
  • Coptic: ⲕⲁⲓ (kai)
  • Esperanto: kaj (and)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “καί”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 615

Further reading

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