γιάντα

Greek

Alternative forms

As για τι (gia ti, “for what?”): γιαείντα (giaeínta), γιατείντα (giateínta), ογιαείντα (ogiaeínta), ογιάντα (ogiánta)
As διά τι (diá ti, “for what?”): διαείντα (diaeínta), διατείντα (diateínta), διάντα (diánta)

Etymology

Combination of conjunction για (“for”) or διά (diá) + pronoun είντα (eínta, “what?, whom?”).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʝanda/
Hyphenation: γιά‧ντα

Adverb

γιάντα • (giánta) (Medieval and Early Modern Greek regional, Demotic)

(idiomatic) (interrogative) Cretan dialect form of γιατί (giatí, “(why?)”)
Synonym of γιατί (giatí, “why?”) (Standard Modern Greek)

Conjunction

γιάντα • (giánta) (Medieval and Early Modern Greek regional, Demotic)

(idiomatic) (causative) Cretan dialect form of γιατί (giatí, “(because, or why?)”)
Synonym of γιατί (giatí) & διότι (dióti, “because”) (Standard Modern Greek)

See also

είντα (ίντα, ήντα) (eínta (ínta, ínta), “what?”, pronoun) (in Crete, demotic, idiomatic)

References

γιάντα in Kriaras, Emmanuel. (n.d.) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας [Concise Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100‑1669) Vols. I‑XIV.] (in Greek), Online edition

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