ευθύς

See also: εὐθύς

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek εὐθύς (euthús, “straight, direct”, adjective, also as adverb).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈfθis/
  • Hyphenation: ευ‧θύς

Adjective

ευθύς • (efthýs) m (feminine ευθεία, neuter ευθύ)

  1. direct, straight
  2. (figurative) straightforward, candid

Declension

  • ανεύθυνος (anéfthynos, “irresponsible”) & related
  • απευθείας (apeftheías, “directly”, adverb)
  • απευθύνω (apefthýno, “address - communicate”) & related
  • απευθυσμένο n (apefthysméno) (anatomy)
  • διευθύνω (diefthýno, “manage, command”) & related
  • ευθεία f (eftheía, “straight line”)
  • ευθεία (eftheía, “straight ahead”, adverb)
  • ευθυ- (efthy-) compounds like ευθύαυλος m (efthýavlos), ευθυβολία f (efthyvolía), ευθύγραμμος (efthýgrammos, adjective), ευθυκρισία f (efthykrisía), ευθυτενής (efthytenís)
  • ευθέως (efthéos, “straightforwardly”, adverb)
  • ευθύνη f (efthýni, “responsibility”) & related
  • ευθύτητα f (efthýtita, “straightforwardness”)
  • κατευθείαν (kateftheían, adverb)
  • κατευθύνω (katefthýno, “direct”) & related

Adverb

ευθύς • (efthýs)

  1. immediately, outright, at once
    Synonyms: παρευθύς (parefthýs), ευθύς εξαρχής (efthýs exarchís), ευθύς αμέσως (efthýs amésos)
  • ευθύς εξαρχής (efthýs exarchís, “immediately”)
  • ευθύς ως (efthýs os, “when”)
  • παρευθύς (parefthýs, “immediately”)
  • see also, adverbs ευθεία (eftheía), ευθέως (efthéos, “straightforwardly”), κατευθείαν (kateftheían)

References

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