είντα
Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek εἶντα (eînta) or εἴντα (eínta), from τεῖντα (teînta) / τείντα (teínta), equivalent to a contraction of the phrase τί εἶναι τά (tí eînai tá) > τί εἶν’ τά (tí eîn’ tá), equivalent to τι είναι τα (ti eínai ta, “what are the these”).[1]
Pronunciation
Pronoun
είντα • (eínta) (indeclinable) interrogative
- (Crete, Cyprus, Aegean Islands) synonym of τι (ti, “what?”)
- Είντα κάνεις; ― Eínta káneis? ― What are you doing? How do you do?
- Ίντα έκαμες; ― Ínta ékames? ― What did you do?
- 16th century Vitsentzos Kornaros (1553‑1613/14) Ἐρωτόκριτος [Erotokritos] Α´ 974
- Θυγατέρα, ίντα το θες το διάβασμα το τόσο, νύκτα-ημέρα;
Ίντ’ όμορφα κ’ ίντα καλά βρίσκεις αυτού γραμμένα- Thygatéra, ínta to thes to diávasma to tóso, nýkta-iméra?
Ínt’ ómorfa k’ ínta kalá vrískeis aftoú gramména - Daughter, what do you need the reading for, so much, night and day?
What beautiful and what good do you find written there?
- script in 1813 edition, ed. Nikolaos Glukys.
- Θυγατέρα, / Ἤντα τὸ ϑες τὸ διάβασμα, τὸ τόσο νύκτα ἡμέρα;
Ἤντ’ ὤμορφα, κ’ ἤντα καλὰ βρίσκεις αὐτȣ͂ γραμμένα,
- Thygatéra, ínta to thes to diávasma to tóso, nýkta-iméra?
- (with any of the alternative spellings)
Usage notes
- With prepositions, used adverbially, meaning "how", "how much", "that"
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See also
References
- ^ είντα - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)