μετά

See also: μέτα, μετα-, and μετά-

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀕𐀲 (me-ta); further derivation is uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *meth₂, with the first part from *me (“with”), in which case cognates include Proto-Germanic *midi and Albanian mjet. See also μέχρι (mékhri, “until”) and μέσος (mésos, “middle”).

Pronunciation

 

Preposition

μετᾰ́ • (metá) (governs the genitive, dative, and accusative)

  1. (+ genitive)
    1. in the midst of, among, between, with
    2. in common, along with, by aid of
    3. concerning one's dealings with
    4. (rare) at the same time
  2. (+ dative, only in poetry, usually Epic)
    1. between, among
    2. besides, over and above
  3. (+ accusative)
    1. as a movement into
      1. in pursuit of
    2. of sequence or succession
      1. (of a place) after, behind
      2. (time) after
      3. (worth, rank) next, after
    3. after, according to
    4. among, between

Adverb

μετᾰ́ • (metá)

  1. among them, with them
  2. afterwards
  3. thereafter

Derived terms

Descendants

  • ⇒ Greek: με (me)

Further reading

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Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [me̞ˈta]
  • Hyphenation: με‧τά

Adverb

μετά • (metá)

  1. afterwards, later
    Θα το συζητήσουμε μετά. ― Tha to syzitísoume metá. ― We will discuss it later.
  2. (with από and accusative): after
    Μετά από πέντε λεπτά, ήρθε το λεωφορείο. ― Metá apó pénte leptá, írthe to leoforeío. ― After five minutes the bus came.

Conjunction

μετά • (metá)

  1. so, therefore (for consecutive statements)
    Μας έχει ξεγελάσει τόσες φορές. Μετά, πώς να του έχουμε εμπιστοσύνη;
    Mas échei xegelásei tóses forés. Metá, pós na tou échoume empistosýni?
    We have been deceived so often. So how can we have confidence in him?

Preposition

μετά • (metá)

  1. (with accusative): after
    Μετά το δείπνο, έπεσα για ύπνο. ― Metá to deípno, épesa gia ýpno. ― After dinner I went to sleep.
    Το γράμμα βήτα έρχεται μετά το άλφα. ― To grámma víta érchetai metá to álfa. ― The letter beta comes after alpha.
  2. (with genitive): with (accompanying)
    Ήλθε μετά της συζύγου του. ― Ílthe metá tis syzýgou tou. ― He came with his wife
  3. (with genitive): with (manner)
    μετά τιμής ― metá timís ― yours sincerely (literally, “with honour”)
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