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)

  1. direct, straight
  2. (figurative) straightforward, candid

Declension

  • 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)
  • ευθυ- (efthy-) compounds like ευθύαυλος m (efthýavlos), ευθυβολία f (efthyvolía), ευθύγραμμος (efthýgrammos, adjective), ευθυκρισία f (efthykrisía), ευθυτενής (efthytenís)
  • ευθέως (efthéos, straightforwardly, adverb)
  • ευθύνη f (efthýni, responsibility) & related
  • ευθύτητα f (efthýtita, straightforwardness)
  • κατευθείαν (kateftheían, adverb)
  • κατευθύνω (katefthýno, direct) & related

Adverb

ευθύς • (efthýs)

  1. immediately, outright, at once
    Synonyms: παρευθύς (parefthýs), ευθύς εξαρχής (efthýs exarchís), ευθύς αμέσως (efthýs amésos)
  • ευθύς εξαρχής (efthýs exarchís, immediately)
  • ευθύς ως (efthýs os, when)
  • παρευθύς (parefthýs, immediately)
  • see also, adverbs ευθεία (eftheía), ευθέως (efthéos, straightforwardly), κατευθείαν (kateftheían)

References

  1. ευθύς - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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