ευθύς

See also: εὐθύς

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek εὐθύς (euthús, “straight, direct”, adjective, also as adverb).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eˈfθis/
Hyphenation: ευ‧θύς

Adjective

ευθύς • (efthýs) m (feminine ευθεία, neuter ευθύ)

direct, straight
(figurative) straightforward, candid

Declension

Declension of ευθύς
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ευθύς (efthýs)	ευθεία (eftheía)	ευθύ (efthý)	ευθείς (eftheís)	ευθείες (eftheíes)	ευθέα (efthéa)
genitive	ευθέος (efthéos) ευθύ (efthý)	ευθείας (eftheías)	ευθύ (efthý) ευθέος (efthéos)	ευθέων (efthéon)	ευθειών (eftheión)	ευθέων (efthéon)
accusative	ευθύ (efthý)	ευθεία (eftheía)	ευθύ (efthý)	ευθείς (eftheís)	ευθείες (eftheíes)	ευθέα (efthéa)
vocative	ευθύ (efthý)	ευθεία (eftheía)	ευθύ (efthý)	ευθείς (eftheís)	ευθείες (eftheíes)	ευθέα (efthéa)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ευθύς, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ευθύς, etc.)

Degrees of comparison by suffixation

comparative (?)	singular			plural
comparative (?)	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ευθύτερος (efthýteros)	ευθύτερη (efthýteri)	ευθύτερο (efthýtero)	ευθύτεροι (efthýteroi)	ευθύτερες (efthýteres)	ευθύτερα (efthýtera)
genitive	ευθύτερου (efthýterou)	ευθύτερης (efthýteris)	ευθύτερου (efthýterou)	ευθύτερων (efthýteron)	ευθύτερων (efthýteron)	ευθύτερων (efthýteron)
accusative	ευθύτερο (efthýtero)	ευθύτερη (efthýteri)	ευθύτερο (efthýtero)	ευθύτερους (efthýterous)	ευθύτερες (efthýteres)	ευθύτερα (efthýtera)
vocative	ευθύτερε (efthýtere)	ευθύτερη (efthýteri)	ευθύτερο (efthýtero)	ευθύτεροι (efthýteroi)	ευθύτερες (efthýteres)	ευθύτερα (efthýtera)

Derivations: relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο ευθύτερος", etc)

absolute superlative (?)	singular			plural
absolute superlative (?)	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ευθύτατος (efthýtatos)	ευθύτατη (efthýtati)	ευθύτατο (efthýtato)	ευθύτατοι (efthýtatoi)	ευθύτατες (efthýtates)	ευθύτατα (efthýtata)
genitive	ευθύτατου (efthýtatou)	ευθύτατης (efthýtatis)	ευθύτατου (efthýtatou)	ευθύτατων (efthýtaton)	ευθύτατων (efthýtaton)	ευθύτατων (efthýtaton)
accusative	ευθύτατο (efthýtato)	ευθύτατη (efthýtati)	ευθύτατο (efthýtato)	ευθύτατους (efthýtatous)	ευθύτατες (efthýtates)	ευθύτατα (efthýtata)
vocative	ευθύτατε (efthýtate)	ευθύτατη (efthýtati)	ευθύτατο (efthýtato)	ευθύτατοι (efthýtatoi)	ευθύτατες (efthýtates)	ευθύτατα (efthýtata)

Related terms

ανεύθυνος (anéfthynos, “irresponsible”) & related
απευθείας (apeftheías, “directly”, adverb)
απευθύνω (apefthýno, “address - communicate”) & related
απευθυσμένο n (apefthysméno) (anatomy)
διευθύνω (diefthýno, “manage, command”) & related
ευθεία f (eftheía, “straight line”)
ευθεία (eftheía, “straight ahead”, adverb)
ευθέως (efthéos, “straightforwardly”, adverb)
ευθυ- (efthy-) compounds like ευθύαυλος m (efthýavlos), ευθυβολία f (efthyvolía), ευθύγραμμος (efthýgrammos, adjective), ευθυκρισία f (efthykrisía), ευθυτενής (efthytenís)
ευθύνη f (efthýni, “responsibility”) & related
ευθύτητα f (efthýtita, “straightforwardness”)
κατευθείαν (kateftheían, adverb)
κατευθύνω (katefthýno, “direct”) & related

Adverb

ευθύς • (efthýs)

immediately, outright, at once
Synonyms: παρευθύς (parefthýs), ευθύς εξαρχής (efthýs exarchís), ευθύς αμέσως (efthýs amésos)

Related terms

ευθύς εξαρχής (efthýs exarchís, “immediately”)
ευθύς ως (efthýs os, “when”)
παρευθύς (parefthýs, “immediately”)
see also, adverbs ευθεία (eftheía), ευθέως (efthéos, “straightforwardly”), κατευθείαν (kateftheían)

References

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

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

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