ενάντια

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈnandia/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧νά‧ντι‧α

Etymology 1

Inflectional form.

Adjective

ενάντια • (enántia)

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of ενάντιος (enántios)

Etymology 2

Adverb formed from ενάντι(ος) (enánti(os), “opposing”) +‎ -α (-a, “suffix forming adverbs”). Compare to ancient adverb ἐναντία (enantía).[1]

Adverb

ενάντια • (enántia)

  1. (+accusative) against
    Synonyms: εναντίον (enantíon), κατά (katá)
    Antonyms: για (gia), υπέρ (ypér)
    Πλέαμε ενάντια στον άνεμο. ― Pléame enántia ston ánemo. ― We were sailing against the wind.
    Είναι ενάντια σε κάθε ξένη επιρροή. ― Eínai enántia se káthe xéni epirroḯ. ― He is against any foreign influence.

References

  1. ^ ενάντια, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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