πουθενά
Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek πουθενά (pouthená), from πόθεν (póthen, “where from”) + -νά (-ná, “adverbial suffix”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /puθeˈna/
- Hyphenation: που‧θε‧νά
Adverb
πουθενά • (pouthená)
- somewhere, anywhere (in or to any place)
- Δε θα πάμε πουθενά φέτος για διακοπές. ― De tha páme pouthená fétos gia diakopés. ― We won't be going anywhere on holiday this year.
- θα πάτε πουθενά φέτος τα Χριστούγεννα; ― tha páte pouthená fétos ta Christoúgenna? ― Are you going anywhere this Christmas?
- nowhere, anywhere (in no place)
- Έψαξα παντού, αλλά δεν σε βρήκα πουθενά. ― Épsaxa pantoú, allá den se vríka pouthená. ― I looked everywhere, but didn't find you anywhere.
Synonyms
- (nowhere): ουδαμού (oudamoú, “nowhere”) (formal, archaic)
Antonyms
References
- πουθενά in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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