πότε

See also: ποτε and ποτέ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κότε (kóte)Ionic
  • πόκα (póka)Doric

Etymology

Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷe, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷókʷe, from *kʷos + *-kʷe, equivalent to πο- (po-) + τε (te). See its indefinite form ποτέ (poté).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Adverb

πότε • (póte) (interrogative adverb)

  1. when? at what time?

Usage notes

This word can be used to introduce direct and indirect questions. ὁπότε (hopóte) can only introduce indirect questions.

Descendants

  • Greek: πότε (póte)

See also

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πότε”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1226

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πότε (póte), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷokʷe, from *kʷos + *-kʷe, equivalent to πο- (po-) + τε (te).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpote/
  • Hyphenation: πό‧τε

Adverb

πότε • (póte)

  1. when
    Πότε πάτε στην Αγγλία;
    Póte páte stin Anglía?
    When are you going to England?

Synonyms

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