-δήποτε
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek -δήποτε (-dḗpote), from δήποτε (dḗpote), from δή (dḗ) + ποτέ (poté).
Suffix
[edit]-δήποτε • (-dípote)
- Forms relative pronouns and adverbs that are indefinite; -ever, -soever, any-
- of relative pronouns derived from other relative pronouns, declension is retained
- enhances the ambiguity or vagueness of these pronouns
- όποιος (ópoios, “whoever, whichever, whatever”) + -δήποτε (-dípote) → οποιοσδήποτε (opoiosdípote, “anybody, anyone, no matter who”)
- ό,τι (ó,ti, “whatever”) + -δήποτε (-dípote) → οτιδήποτε (otidípote, “anything, whatsoever”)
- gives an ambiguous or general meaning to these pronouns
- όσος (ósos, “as many as, as much as”) + -δήποτε (-dípote) → οσοσδήποτε (ososdípote, “no matter how many, no matter how much”)
- enhances the ambiguity or vagueness of these pronouns
- of relative adverbs derived from other adverbs and conjunctions, enhances the ambiguity or vagueness
- όποτε (ópote, “whenever”) + -δήποτε (-dípote) → οποτεδήποτε (opotedípote, “whensoever, at whatever time”)
- όπου (ópou, “where, wherever”) + -δήποτε (-dípote) → οπουδήποτε (opoudípote, “wherever, anywhere, wheresoever”)
- of relative pronouns derived from other relative pronouns, declension is retained
Declension
[edit]The word to which "δήποτε" is attached inflects normally, "δήποτε" itself is invariant.
Further reading
[edit]- "-δήποτε", in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language