άντε

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Babiniotis sees it as an imperative from, stemming from άιντε < *άιτε (*áite) < *άετε (*áete) (with deletion of -γ-) from Ancient Greek ἄγετε (ágete), imperative plural of verb ἄγω (“I lead”).[1]

Others have it from Byzantine Greek άμετε (ámete) (plural of άμε (áme)) with syncope of unstressed -ε- and /mt/ > /nt/ > /nd/. The variation άιντε (áinte) seems to have a different etymology.[2]

See also: άιντε, άμε, and άι

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈade/
  • Hyphenation: ά‧ντε

Interjection

άντε • (ánte)

  1. (idiomatic) go! (imperative indicator 2nd person singular) (plurals άντεστε (ánteste) or αντέτε (antéte))
    άντε από δω ― ánte apó do ― clear off!
  2. (idiomatic) go on
    άντε ντε ― ánte nte ― go on!
  3. (idiomatic) c'mon, come on (requires promptness)
    άντε γρήγορα! ― ánte grígora! ― hurry up!
  4. (idiomatic) c'mon, come on (expressing surprise, disbelief or irony)
    άντε, τι μου λες! ― ánte, ti mou les! ― get away with you!
    άντε ρε, σοβαρά! ― ánte re, sovará! ― seriously!; you're kidding!
  5. (idiomatic) let's
    άντε ξεκινήστε! ― ánte xekiníste! ― let's start!
  6. (idiomatic, expression) + a number (shows maximum limit)
    Η κοπέλα είναι σαράντα ετών, άντε σαράντα πέντε
    I kopéla eínai saránta etón, ánte saránta pénte
    The young lady is forty years old, ok, maybe forty five.
  • (plural forms): άντεστε (ánteste), αντέστε (antéste), αντέτε (antéte)
  • (expressions)
    • άντε άντε (ánte ánte, “not just anybody (idiomatic)”)
    • άντε καλέ (ánte kalé, “go away! (idiomatic disbelief)”)
    • άντε ντε (ánte nte, “go for it!”) (emphatic, exhortative)

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