πότε

See also: ποτε and ποτέ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Category:Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ΠΟΤΕCategory:Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷ-#ΠΟΤΕ

Proto-HellenicCategory:Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Hellenic#ΠΟΤΕCategory:Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Hellenic#ΠΟΤΕ *kʷókʷe, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#ΠΟΤΕCategory:Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ΠΟΤΕ *kʷókʷe, from *kʷos + *-kʷe, equivalent to πο- (po-) + τε (te). See its indefinite form ποτέ (poté).[1]

Pronunciation

Adverb

πότε (póte)Category:Ancient Greek lemmas#ΠΟΤΕCategory:Ancient Greek adverbs#ΠΟΤΕCategory:Ancient Greek paroxytone terms#ΠΟΤΕCategory:Ancient Greek interrogative adverbs#ΠΟΤΕCategory:Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header#ΠΟΤΕCategory:Pages with entries#ΠΟΤΕCategory:Pages with 2 entries#ΠΟΤΕ

  1. when? at what time?

Usage notes

  • Used to introduce direct and indirect questions, in contrast with ὁπότε (hopóte), which can only introduce indirect questions.

Descendants

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 GreekCategory:Greek terms inherited from Ancient Greek#ΠΟΤΕCategory:Greek terms derived from Ancient Greek#ΠΟΤΕ πότε (póte), from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Greek terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#ΠΟΤΕCategory:Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ΠΟΤΕ *kʷokʷe, from *kʷos + *-kʷe, equivalent to πο- (po-) + τε (te).

Pronunciation

Adverb

πότε (póte)Category:Greek lemmas#ΠΟΤΕCategory:Greek adverbs#ΠΟΤΕCategory:Greek entries with incorrect language header#ΠΟΤΕCategory:Pages with entries#ΠΟΤΕCategory:Pages with 2 entries#ΠΟΤΕ

  1. when
    Πότε πάτε στην Αγγλία;
    Póte páte stin Anglía?
    When are you going to England?
    Category:Greek terms with usage examples#ΠΟΤΕ

Synonyms

See also

Category:Ancient Greek 2-syllable words Category:Ancient Greek adverbs Category:Ancient Greek interrogative adverbs Category:Ancient Greek lemmas Category:Ancient Greek paroxytone terms Category:Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Hellenic Category:Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European Category:Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷ- Category:Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Hellenic Category:Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European Category:Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Greek adverbs Category:Greek lemmas Category:Greek terms derived from Ancient Greek Category:Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European Category:Greek terms inherited from Ancient Greek Category:Greek terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European Category:Greek terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Greek terms with usage examples Category:Pages with 2 entries Category:Pages with entries