ντε
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Greek[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ده (de, “now then!”).[1][2]
Particle[edit]
ντε • (nte)
- go on! (emphatic interjection exhortative, for a variety of emotions)
- Πήγαινε ντε, τι περιμένεις; (exhortative)
- Pígaine nte, ti periméneis?
- Go then, what are you waiting for?
- Καλά ντε, μη φωνάζεις. (irritation)
- Kalá nte, mi fonázeis.
- OK then, do not shout.
- Γιατί αγόρασες μελιτζάνες; — Για να φτιάξω μουσακά, ντε! (explanatory, confirmation)
- Giatí agórases melitzánes? — Gia na ftiáxo mousaká, nte!
- Why did you buy aubergines? — To make moussaka of course.
- and see expressions
- giddyup! (especially to animals)
- Ντε, γαϊδαράκο μου, ντε!
- Nte, gaïdaráko mou, nte!
- Move, my little donkey, move!
Derived terms[edit]
(expressions)
- άντε ντε (ánte nte, “go for it!”) (emphatic, exhortative)
- έλα ντε (éla nte, “really!”) (surprise)
- ντε και καλά (nte kai kalá, “absolutely”) (emphatic)
- ντε και σώνει (nte kai sónei, “absolutely”) (emphatic)
Related terms[edit]
- άντε (ánte, “go! proceed!”, interjection) (also exhortative)
Etymology 2[edit]
Transliteration of non-Greek words with letters of the Greek alphabet.
Particle[edit]
ντε • (nte)
- transliteration of the Latin preposition dē (“from”) in the Greek alphabet
- (for stereotyped expressions)
- ντε φάκτο, ντε γιούρε ― nte fákto, nte gioúre ― de facto, de jure
- (for stereotyped expressions)
- transliteration of the French preposition de (“of, from”) in the Greek alphabet
- (preposition for stereotyped terms)
- φον ντε τεν ― fon nte ten ― fond de teint
- (particle for family names)
- Σαρλ ντε Γκωλ ― Sarl nte Gkol ― Charles de Gaulle
- (preposition for stereotyped terms)
- transliteration of the French numeral deux (“two”) in the Greek alphabet
- (for stereotyped terms)
- ντε πιες ― nte pies ― deux-pièces
- (for stereotyped terms)
Usage notes[edit]
Especially for Latin, the original script in Latin alphabet is more common.
References[edit]
- ^ ντε - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
- ^ “ντε”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998