τι

See also: τί; ό,τι; and Appendix:Variations of "ti"

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ti/ → /ti/ → /ti/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ti/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ti/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ti/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ti/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ti/

Pronoun

τι • (ti)

1. neuter nominative/accusative singular of τις (tis): something

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • account idem, page 7.
  • accuse idem, page 8.
  • anything idem, page 33.
  • ask idem, page 44.
  • babe idem, page 57.
  • cast idem, page 116.
  • engender idem, page 274.
  • examine idem, page 287.
  • hand idem, page 382.
  • hurl idem, page 411.
  • impatience idem, page 419.
  • implant idem, page 421.
  • impress idem, page 423.
  • imprint idem, page 424.
  • impute idem, page 425.
  • inspire idem, page 446.
  • lay idem, page 480.
  • mean idem, page 519.
  • novelty idem, page 562.
  • partly idem, page 595.
  • plot idem, page 621.
  • requisition idem, page 700.
  • safe-keeping idem, page 730.
  • shelter idem, page 764.
  • something idem, page 793.
  • spark idem, page 798.
  • stamp idem, page 810.
  • submit idem, page 831.
  • subordinate idem, page 831.
  • suggest idem, page 836.
  • throw idem, page 871.
  • touch idem, page 884.
  • trace idem, page 884.
  • trifle idem, page 895.
  • ward idem, page 964.
  • what idem, page 974.
  • witness idem, page 985.

Greek

Alternative forms

• τί (tí) (polytonic spelling)

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek τί (tí), neuter of the interrogative pronoun τίς; (tís?, “who?”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis.

Pronoun

τι • (ti) (indeclinable)  interrogative

1. what?

   Τι θέλετε;

   Ti thélete?

   What do you (pl.) want?

   Προς τι;

   Pros ti;

   What for?

   (polytonic spelling: πρὸς τί;)

2. (rhetorical, for stress): how, what

   Τι ομορφιά!

   Ti omorfiá!

   How beautiful, what beauty!

3. anything, something, a little

Synonyms

• ποιο (poio)

Derived terms

• (singular, informal): τι κάνεις; (ti káneis?, “how do you do?”)
• (plural, formal): τι κάνετε; (ti kánete?, “how do you do?”)

Etymology 2

Interjection

τι • (ti)

1. what

   Τι; Είπε τέτοιο πράγμα;

   Ti; Eípe tétoio prágma?

   What? He said that?