κοντά

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

Feminine dual forms:

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kon.tǎː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /konˈta/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /konˈta/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /konˈta/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /konˈda/

Neuter plural forms:

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kon.tá/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /konˈta/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /konˈta/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /konˈta/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /konˈda/

Adjective

κοντᾱ́ • (kontā́)

feminine nominative/accusative/vocative dual of κοντός (kontós)

κοντᾰ́ • (kontá)

neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural of κοντός (kontós)

Greek

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /konˈda/
Hyphenation: κο‧ντά

Etymology 1

From Byzantine Greek κοντά (kontá), from Ancient Greek κοντός (kontós, “short”).

Adverb

κοντά • (kontá)

near, nearby
Synonym: πλησίον (plisíon)

Antonym: μακριά (makriá)
nearly

Related terms

απόκοντα (apókonta, “closely behind”, adverb)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

κοντά • (kontá)

Nominative, accusative and vocative neuter plural form of κοντός (kontós).

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.